IED Claims the Life of Marine EOD Technician

Helmand Province, Afghanistan Marine Staff Sergeant Aaron Taylor, 27, an EOD Technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 was killed by an IED. Taylor was reportedly responding to a call to search a bridge for explosives when he unknowingly stepped on the IED made from homemade explosives causing it to function. The 27-year old Marine from Bovey, Minnesota was part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force based in Camp Pendleton. He joined the Marines in 2002 and served a previous tour in Iraq. He had been in Afghanistan for six weeks responding to IED calls and providing EOD support. He is survived by his father, stepmother, brother, and sister.