First Lt. James Zimmerman, a Marine from Aroostook County who was killed in action in 2010, was honored Sunday during a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Marine Corps Reserve Training Center in Brunswick.

Zimmerman, at the age of 25, was killed on Nov. 2, 2010, by small-arms fire while serving in Afghanistan. According to a press release from Gov. Paul LePage, who spoke at Sunday’s event, the new training center at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station will be named after Zimmerman.

Zimmerman was born in Presque Isle and graduated from Houlton Christian Academy in 2003. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps that same year, according to the press release. After his recruit training, Zimmerman joined Company A, 1st Battalion, 25th Marine in Topsham and was eventually assigned as platoon commander for the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine regiment of Camp Lejeune, N.C. He reached the rank of first lieutenant in May 2010 and was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in June of that year.

“First Lt. Zimmerman was an exemplary soldier and Mainer,” said LePage. “It is fitting that Alpha Company, the unit with whom he began his military career, honor his sacrifice for our country.”

FOR MORE, see the Bangor Daily News at bangordailynews.com.

¦ FIRST LT. James Zimmerman, at the age of 25, was killed on Nov. 2, 2010, by small-arms fire while serving in Afghanistan.

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