Maryland Marine Killed In Afghanistan

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) -- The Pentagon says a Marine from Maryland has been killed while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.

Twenty-six-year-old Sgt. Charles I. Cartwright of Union Bridge died Saturday in Farah province in Afghanistan.

Cartwright was assigned to the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

He joined the Marine Corps on Sept. 10, 2001, and was trained in reconnaissance. He was promoted to sergeant in 2006.

Cartwright's decorations include two Purple Hearts and two Combat Action Ribbons.