Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley, 24, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, was killed in Afghanistan on 7/19/12 by an IED during a night operation in Helmand Province. He was a Military Police officer with the II Marine Expeditionary Force, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, and was a dog handler for special operations. Ashley was with his military dog Sirius, a 4-year-old male German Shepherd when he was killed. Sirius survived the incident. Ashley enlisted in the Marines in 2008 after graduating from Etiwanda High School in 2007. Ashley was deployed to Okinawa, Japan, from 2009 to 2011, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina from 2011 to when he was deployed to Afghanistan in May of 2012. His awards include the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Commendation ribbon, Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. Cpl. Joshua Ashley’s military working dog Sirius was adopted by Ashley’s mother, Tammie Ashley, on 2/27/2016.
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