Marine killed in Afghanistan was father of 3, New York City firefighter with Delaware ties

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Marine killed in Afghanistan was father of 3, New York City firefighter with Delaware ties
Sarika Jagtiani and Esteban Parra, Delaware News Journal

Published 1:52 p.m. ET April 9, 2019 | Updated 8:23 a.m. ET April 10, 2019

U.S. Marine Christopher Slutman was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. His father, Fletcher, relives the moment he heard his son's fate. Cameron Clark, York Daily Record

A firefighter and father of three with ties to Delaware was one of three U.S. service members killed Monday by an explosion near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman and his fellow troops were struck by a roadside bomb during a convoy Monday. The names of the other service members killed in the attack have not yet been released. 

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