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Hawaii-Based Marine Killed In Afghanistan

POSTED: 11:41 am HST September 6, 2005

A Marine based at Kaneohe died in Afghanistan Saturday, military officials announced Tuesday.

Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Nass, 21, of Franklin, Wisc., was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom operations. He died from a "non-hostile gunshot wound" at Camp Blessing, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

Military officials are investigating what happened.