NEW JERSEY MARINE DIES IN AFGHANISTAN

Another New Jersey marine has lost his life in Afghanistan.  The United States Department of Defense reports that 23 year old Corporal Nicholas S. Ott of Manchester died on Wednesday during combat operations.  Ott was assigned to the 1st Battallion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force.  Ott was a member of the Marines for four years and was first assigned to his unit last year.  This was Ott’s first deployment to Afghanistan.