US Marine Killed Was First December NATO Casualty

Bay State Marine dies in Afghanistan combat | Boston Herald:
"Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodriguez of Fairhaven died Wednesday during combat operations in Helmand Province, the Defense Department said.
Rodriguez was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force based in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
The Marine Corps said Rodriguez enlisted in August 2012, and has been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and NATO Medal-International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan."