Washington Post -- Lance Cpl. Jordan Lee Chrobot, 24, a Frederick native who followed his grandfather's example by joining the Marines, was killed in combat Saturday in Afghanistan.

Chrobot was shot in the chest while on patrol in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold, his family told the Frederick News-Post. His first tour of duty took him to Iraq last year, and his second was scheduled to end in December.

Chrobot, a 2003 graduate of New Life Christian School in Frederick, joined the Marines in November 2006. He had aspired to join the military since childhood, in part because his grandfather, Bucky Poole, had served with the Marines in Vietnam, according to the News-Post.

Shortly after joining the Marines, Chrobot married Amber Bird of Walkersville, Md. He was close to her family, especially her brother Caleb, who described Chrobot in an obituary as his "best play buddy."

Chrobot enjoyed playing the guitar and drums, according to his family, and was an active Civil War reenactor. He will be buried with his Civil War-era rifle, with friends attending the funeral in period costume, according to the News-Post.

In addition to his wife, Chrobot is survived by his mother, Kandy Poole Johns, and his stepfather, of Harrisonburg, Va.; his father, Walter Chrobot, and his stepmother, in Baltimore; three siblings; and three grandparents.

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The Associated Press -- Jordan Chrobot’s wedding in his grandparents’ back yard was a long time coming.

“I immediately fell in love with him. I was about 11 years old,” said his wife, Amber. “One day he told me he loved me, and that was it.”

She spoke with him for about a half-hour before he went out on a mission, and the whole time he was “being silly and joking” as he thanked her for packages from home, said Chrobot’s mother, Kandy Poole Johns. It was the last mission he’d head out for.

Chrobot, 24, of Frederick, Md., died Sept. 26 in combat in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Camp Lejeune, N.C. He graduated from New Life Christian School in 2003.

Friends and family said he was proud to be a Marine and help other Marines. An unnamed neighbor said Chrobot came home from a deployment before he did and spent extra time helping the neighbor’s wife do chores around the house.

Justin Coffey, a friend from New Life, recalled the last time he saw Chrobot before he deployed to Afghanistan.

“He opened the trunk and pulled out his helmet and just said, ‘Look at my helmet.’ He was just so proud to be a Marine,” Coffey said.

He is also survived by his stepfather; his father and stepmother; three siblings; and numerous other relatives.