He is the uncle to my children..and he'll be missed. No details as to what happened...I believe he was hit with an IED. He was only 30 years old, and after two tours of Iraq and his current tour of Afghanistan, he was coming home for good later this year. He's a great guy...and I'll miss him forever. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12944 IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 672-09 September 01, 2009 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, 31, of Elyria, Ohio, died Aug. 31 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. For additional background information on this Marine, news media representatives may contact the II Marine Expeditionary Force public affairs office at 910-451-7200.