Crystal Lake Marine killed in Afghanistan

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Updated: February 23, 2012 8:21AM

A Marine from Crystal Lake was among the six killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last week.

The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday released the names of those who died in Thursday’s crash, including 29-year-old Capt. Nathan McHone of Crystal Lake.

All six Marines were based in Hawaii.

The CH-53D heli­copter crashed in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.

It was the deadliest crash in Afghanistan since August, when a Chinook helicopter apparently was shot down. Thirty American troops were killed.

That crash happened in Wardak province in the center of the country.

The cause of the latest crash was still being investigated, but a statement issued by the NATO international military coalition said there was no enemy activity in the area when it happened.