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The Department of Defense announced the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney, 19, of Shelbyville, Tennessee died June 24 from hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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A native of Bedford County, Pfc. McClenney was the son of the late Veda Smith McClenny and Randy McClenney of Shelbyville. He was assigned to th 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

He deployed in early May of this year 2004. He was a 2003 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School, and worked for the Bedford County Co-op during and after school. He was a member of Flat Creek Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his mother, Veda Smith McClenney in 2001 Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. was held on Friday July 2, 2004 with full military honors, and burial at Rose Bank Cemetery in Flat Creek Tennessee.