Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell, 28, of Detroit, Mich., died Nov. 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
WAYNE, Mich. — A 28-year-old Marine from the Detroit area who was killed in combat last month in Afghanistan was on his second combat deployment when he was hit by an improvised explosive device, the Marine Corps said.
Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell died Nov. 30 during fighting in Helmand province. The Pentagon listed his hometown as Detroit, but a later release from Camp Pendleton, Calif., said he was from the Detroit suburb of Wayne.
"Bell ...bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation," California Gov. Jerry Brown said in a statement that also ordered U.S. flags lowered statewide in Bell's honor last Friday. "The governor and first lady (Anne Gust Brown) extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time."
Bell was on foot patrol when he was wounded, the Marine Corps said. It said his awards include the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal.
Bell began serving in the Marine Corps on July 9, 2001. The artilleryman was based at Camp Pendleton. He was part of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WAYNE, Mich. — A 28-year-old Marine from the Detroit area who was killed in combat last month in Afghanistan was on his second combat deployment when he was hit by an improvised explosive device, the Marine Corps said.
Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell died Nov. 30 during fighting in Helmand province. The Pentagon listed his hometown as Detroit, but a later release from Camp Pendleton, Calif., said he was from the Detroit suburb of Wayne.
"Bell ...bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation," California Gov. Jerry Brown said in a statement that also ordered U.S. flags lowered statewide in Bell's honor last Friday. "The governor and first lady (Anne Gust Brown) extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time."
Bell was on foot patrol when he was wounded, the Marine Corps said. It said his awards include the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal.
Bell began serving in the Marine Corps on July 9, 2001. The artilleryman was based at Camp Pendleton. He was part of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell, 28, of Detroit, Mich., died Nov. 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
WAYNE, Mich. — A 28-year-old Marine from the Detroit area who was killed in combat last month in Afghanistan was on his second combat deployment when he was hit by an improvised explosive device, the Marine Corps said.
Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell died Nov. 30 during fighting in Helmand province. The Pentagon listed his hometown as Detroit, but a later release from Camp Pendleton, Calif., said he was from the Detroit suburb of Wayne.
"Bell ...bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation," California Gov. Jerry Brown said in a statement that also ordered U.S. flags lowered statewide in Bell's honor last Friday. "The governor and first lady (Anne Gust Brown) extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time."
Bell was on foot patrol when he was wounded, the Marine Corps said. It said his awards include the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal.
Bell began serving in the Marine Corps on July 9, 2001. The artilleryman was based at Camp Pendleton. He was part of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WAYNE, Mich. — A 28-year-old Marine from the Detroit area who was killed in combat last month in Afghanistan was on his second combat deployment when he was hit by an improvised explosive device, the Marine Corps said.
Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Bell died Nov. 30 during fighting in Helmand province. The Pentagon listed his hometown as Detroit, but a later release from Camp Pendleton, Calif., said he was from the Detroit suburb of Wayne.
"Bell ...bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation," California Gov. Jerry Brown said in a statement that also ordered U.S. flags lowered statewide in Bell's honor last Friday. "The governor and first lady (Anne Gust Brown) extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time."
Bell was on foot patrol when he was wounded, the Marine Corps said. It said his awards include the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medal.
Bell began serving in the Marine Corps on July 9, 2001. The artilleryman was based at Camp Pendleton. He was part of the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
