Marine Pfc. Steven P. Stevens II died June 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Body of fallen Marine returns to home state
The Associated Press
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. &mdash The remains of a 23-year-old Marine who was killed in Afghanistan have been returned to Michigan.
The body of Lance Cpl. Steven P. Stevens II of Detroit arrived at Selfridge Air National Guard Base on June 29, according to WXYZ-TV. The Pentagon says Stevens died June 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province.
He was assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Stevens received a posthumous promotion from private first class.
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