A Camp Pendleton-based Marine was killed in Afghanistan Friday, the Department of Defense announced Saturday.
The DoD said Sgt. Michael J. Guillory, 28, died while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Guillory -- originally of Pearl River, La. – was assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
His death is under investigation, the DoD said