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Remembering Local Marine Killed In Afghanistan

PITTSBURGH (NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA) -- Friends and family are mourning the death of Clarion County Marine, Sgt. Joseph Garrison, who was killed in action in Afghanistan at the age of 27.

KDKA AM's Larry Richert talks to Redbank Valley Wrestling Coach Michael Kundick, a close family friend of Sgt. Garrison who likened himself as a father figure to the fallen Marine.

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Garrison was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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