Pentagon releases name of 24-year-old Pendleton Marine killed in combat

The Pentagon released the name today of a 24-year-old Camp Pendleton-based Marine killed in combat this week in Afghanistan.

Lance Cpl. Francisco R. Jackson of Elizabeth, N.J., died in Helmand Province on Tuesday, according to the Department of Defense.

Jackson was a member of the 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force....