CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina-based Marine from Idaho has been killed in Afghanistan.
The Department of Defense said late Wednesday that 22-year-old Lance Cpl. Cody A. Roberts of Boise, Idaho, died Tuesday while supporting combat operations in Helmand province.
Roberts was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune.
Roberts' family issued a prepared statement through local military officials, saying Roberts was an amazing father, husband and Marine who died in combat.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice on the streets of a city in Afghanistan so his son would never have to be afraid for his life or ours," the family wrote.
Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter extended his condolences to Roberts' family, which has asked for privacy.
"He was among those heroes who are putting their lives on the line every day to keep the nightmare of terrorism at arm's length from the rest of us," Otter said in a statement. "His sacrifice should be remembered and his loss mourned by every Idahoan."
