A U.S. Marine with ties to Maine has died while serving in Afghanistan.
Marine Cpl. Mark Goyet, whose maternal grandparents live in Westbrook, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on June 28, U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe said in a statement issued on Friday.
Goyet was assigned to 3d Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, (Regimental Combat Team-8, II Marine Expeditionary Force FWD), 1st Marine Division, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif.
“We mourn the tragic loss of Corporal Goyet and we are profoundly mindful of his steadfast courage and noble sacrifice as he heroically answered his country’s call to service,” Snowe said. “His bravery and dedication will never be forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this most difficult of times.”
Adrienne Bennett, spokesman for Gov. Paul LePage, said the governor’s office was attempting to obtain information about the circumstances that led to Goyet’s death.
She said, however, that the governor’s office has learned that Goyet’s father, Raymond Goyet, was born in Portland and that his mother, Martin Curran Goyet, is from Westbrook, where his maternal grandparents, Phil and Nancy Curran, reside.
Reprinted with permission from the Bangor Daily News.
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