Two Pendleton Marines killed in Afghanistan

Abbate enlisted in the Marine Corps Feb. 1, 2006. This was his second combat deployment, according to a 1st Marine Division news release.

His personal service awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Navy and Marine Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.

Cpl. Chad S. Wade, 22, of Bentonville, Ark., died Dec. 1, also in combat in the same province. He too was a rifleman but was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Wade enlisted on Oct. 16, 2007. This was his second combat deployment, the first being in Iraq, according to the 1st Marine Division.