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Originally published February 1, 2012 at 6:58 PM | Page modified February 1, 2012 at 10:45 PM
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Marine killed in Afghanistan grew up in Seattle
A Marine sergeant killed by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan was a 2006 graduate of Seattle's RooseveltHigh School.
The Associated Press
A Marine sergeant killed by an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan was a 2006 graduate of Seattle's Roosevelt High School.
KING-TV reports 23-year-old Sgt. William Stacey grew up in Seattle. The station says his parents, Robert and Robin Stacey, are both professors in the University of Washington's History Department.
The Defense Department announced Stacey's death Wednesday. He died Tuesday in Helmand province.
Stacey was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. His current hometown was listed as Redding, Calif.
Information in this article, originally published by the Associated Press on Feb. 1, 2012, was corrected the same day. The article said Sgt. William Stacey was a graduate of Garfield High School. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School. Please see The Seattle Times' full story on Sgt. Stacey for more information.
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