Pendleton-based officer killed in Afghanistan

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First Lt. Trevor Yurista, 31, of Pleasant Valley, center, was killed Oct. 27 in Afghanistan.


Pendleton-based officer killed in Afghanistan
By Greg Marano and Rasheed Oluwa - The Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal
Posted : Thursday Oct 30, 2008 7:34:42 EDT

A Marine officer died Monday in Afghanistan, the Defense Department reported Wednesday.

First Lt. Trevor J. Yurista, 31, of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., died when an improvised explosive device exploded near him while he was on duty in a remote region of Helmand province, his father, Ronald Yurista, said. He was assigned to 5th Marines out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Trevor Yurista, a graduate of Arlington High School, attended Dutchess Community College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He graduated from Officer Candidate School in 2005, and had been based in San Diego since then.

Trevor Yurista worked as a ground intelligence officer in Afghanistan and in Iraq, where he served two previous tours. His father said this tour was optional, and that Trevor went to support the intel officers he was training.

“He didn’t have to go with them. … He could have said no,” Ronald Yurista said. “That’s who he was.”


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/10/gns_afghan_kia_102908w/%2e



uhc comment: To date six hundred twenty five soldiers have been killed in the invasion and occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/oef/