Saturday, March 14, 2009

Marine Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor

Remember Our Heroes

Marine Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor, 37, of Tomball, Texas.

SSgt. Taylor was assigned to the 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II MEF Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 14, 2009 in a non-hostile incident in Kabul province, Afghanistan.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A Camp Lejeune Marine died Saturday in Afghanistan, according to a II Marine Expeditionary Force press release. The incident is under investigation.

Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor, 37, of Tomball, Texas, died in Kabul province as a result of a non-hostile incident, according to the press release. He was a counter-intelligence specialist with 2nd Intelligence Battalion, II MEF Headquarters Group.

Taylor joined the Marine Corps on Dec. 9, 1989. He deployed twice to Iraq, from February to October 2004, and from March to October 2007.

His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Army Achievement Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.

Marine Staff Sgt. Archie A. Taylor died in a non-hostile incident on 3/14/09.

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