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Age
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Unit
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Hometown
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KilledxinxAction
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Cpt. Michael A. Norman
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36
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Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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Killeen,
Texas
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 31, 2008
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1st Lt. David E. Schultz
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25
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3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
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Illinois
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Died of wounds suffered when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire on January 31, 2008
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Spc. Matthew F. Straughter
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27
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1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard
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St. Charles, Missouri
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 31, 2008
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Sgt. James E. Craig
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26
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1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Hollywood, California
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One of five soldiers killed when their unit encountered a roadside bomb during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries
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37
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1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Roscoe,
Texas
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One of five soldiers killed when their unit encountered a roadside bomb during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008
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Spc. Evan A. Marshall
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21
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1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Athens, Georgia
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One of five soldiers killed when their unit encountered a roadside bomb during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008
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Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer
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20
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1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Orange, California
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One of five soldiers killed when their unit encountered a roadside bomb during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008
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Pvt. Joshua A. R. Young
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21
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1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Riddle,
Oregon
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One of five soldiers killed when their unit encountered a roadside bomb during convoy operations in Mosul, Iraq, on January 28, 2008
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Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller
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22
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3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division
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Albany,
Oregon
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Died at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on January 27, 2008, of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on July 9, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered a roadside bomb
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Maj. Alan G. Rogers
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40
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Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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Hampton, Florida
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Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 27, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson
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28
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1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Boynton Beach, Florida
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Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded during a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 26, 2008
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Sgt. Tracy R. Birkman
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41
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626th Brigade Support Battalion,
3rd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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New Castle, Virginia
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Died from non-combat related injuries in Owesat, Iraq, on January 25, 2008
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Pfc. Duncan Charles Crookston
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19
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2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
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Denver, Colorado
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Died on January 25, 2008, at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 4, 2007
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Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant
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20
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431st Civil Affairs Battalion,
U.S. Army Civil Affairs
& Psychological
Operations Command
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Conway, Arkansas
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Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq, on January 22, 2008
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Spc. Richard B. Burress
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25
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1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division
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Naples,
Florida
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Killed when his Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected armored vehicle ran over a deeply buried roadside bomb in Al Jabour, Iraq, on January 19, 2008
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Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff
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20
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1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
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Tunnel Hill, Georgia
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Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 19, 2008
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Spc. Jon M. Schoolcraft III
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26
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1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division
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Wapakoneta, Ohio
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Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on January 19, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting
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27
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Company B, 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group
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Hancock,
New York
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Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb during a combat operation 16 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq, on January 19, 2008
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Pfc. Danny L. Kimme
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27
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1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
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Fisher,
Illinois
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One of three soldiers killed when they were attacked by grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on January 16, 2008
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Pfc. David H. Sharrett II
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27
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1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
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Oakton,
Virginia
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One of three soldiers killed when they were attacked by grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on January 16, 2008
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Spc. John P. Sigsbee
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21
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1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
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Waterville,
New York
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One of three soldiers killed when they were attacked by grenade and small-arms fire during combat operations in Balad, Iraq, on January 16, 2008
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Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd
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26
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1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Tal Afar, Iraq, on January 12, 2008
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Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr.
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29
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2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force
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Collingswood, New Jersey
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Died from a non-hostile incident in Anbar province, Iraq, on January 11, 2008. The incident is currently under investigation.
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Spc. Todd E. Davis
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22
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Raymore, Missouri
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier
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30
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Rutherford, Tennessee
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul
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29
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Reno,
Nevada
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Sgt. Zachary W. McBride
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20
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Bend,
Oregon
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk
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30
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Superior, Wisconsin
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders
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22
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3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment,
1st Armored Division
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Roswell,
New Mexico
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One of six soldiers killed when a house rigged with homemade bombs exploded during combat operations in Sinsil, Iraq, on January 9, 2008
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Sgt. David J. Hart
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22
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2nd Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Lake View Terrace, California
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One of three soldiers killed during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on January 8, 2008
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Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo
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19
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2nd Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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San Marcos, California
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One of three soldiers killed during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on January 8, 2008
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Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier
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20
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2nd Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment,
1st Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Washburn, Illinois
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One of three soldiers killed during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq, on January 8, 2008
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Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson
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23
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1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in Salmon Pak, Iraq, on January 7, 2008
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Spc. James D. Gudridge
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20
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4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
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Carthage,
New York
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 6, 2008
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Pfc. Jason F. Lemke
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30
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2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker
Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division
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West Allis, Wisconsin
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, on January 5, 2008
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MURDERED
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Capt. Rowdy J. Inman
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38
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3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Panorama Village, Texas
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One of two soldiers MURDERED by an Insurgent that had infiltrated the Iraqi Forces. The squad of American and Iragi soldiers were returning small arms fire during dismounted combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on December 26, 2007, when the killer within their forces turned his gun on the Allied Forces killing two and wounding four others. The shooter escaped but was quickly seized along with a second insurgent suspected of involvement in the attack. The Army released the information regarding the Betrayal-Murder moments after to two American Soldiers were laid to rest in separate funeral services on January 4th.
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MURDERED
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Sgt. Benjamin Brian Portell
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27
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3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Bakersfield, California
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One of two soldiers MURDERED by an Insurgent that had infiltrated the Iraqi Forces. The squad of American and Iragi soldiers were returning small arms fire during dismounted combat operations in Mosul, Iraq, on December 26, 2007, when the killer within their forces turned his gun on the Allied Forces killing two and wounding four others. The shooter escaped but was quickly seized along with a second insurgent suspected of involvement in the attack. The Army released the information regarding the Betrayal-Murder moments after to two American Soldiers were laid to rest in separate funeral services on January 4th.
Benjamin Portell, on his second tour of duty in Iraq, was one of THREE brothers serving in Iraq. The surviving Portell brothers have returned to the USA.
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Petty Officer Second Class Menelek M. Brown
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24
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USS Hopper is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Roswell,
New Mexico
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Declared dead on January 4, 2008, after apparently going overboard from USS Hopper in the Arabian Sea on January 3. Navy aircraft and ships conducted an extensive search but did not locate him.
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Capt. Thomas J. Casey
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32
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Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
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One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in As Sadiyah, Iraq, on January 3, 2008
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Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted
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37
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Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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One of two soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit using small-arms fire during combat operations in As Sadiyah, Iraq, on January 3, 2008
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Pfc. Joshua R. Anderson
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24
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6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division
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Jordan, Minnesota
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Died of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Kamasia, Iraq, on January 2, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth
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24
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Company D, 1st Battalion,
5th Special Forces Group
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 2, 2008
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FEBRUARY
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Name
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Age
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Unit
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Hometown
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KilledxinxAction
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Sgt. Duane "Baz" Barwood
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41
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Attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force
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Carterton, Oxfordshire, England
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Killed in a rocket attack on the British contingency operating base in Basra, Iraq, on February 29, 2008
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Spc. Kevin S. Mowl
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22
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2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division
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Pittsford,
New York
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Died on February 25, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered when the vehicle he was in encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 2, 2007
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Spc. Orlando A. Perez
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23
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2nd Squadron,
2nd Cavalry Regiment
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Houston,
Texas
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Died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire during dismounted operations in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2008
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Spc. Micheal E. Phillips
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19
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1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Ardmore, Oklahoma
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Killed when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2008
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Spc. Keisha M. Morgan
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25
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Division Special
Troops Battalion,
4th Infantry Division
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Washington,
D.C.
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Died of a non-combat related cause in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 22, 2008
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Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver
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20
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3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
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St. Charles, Missouri
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Died while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq, on February 21, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey
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30
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3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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Eureka,
Kansas
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Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle in Mosul, Iraq, on February 20, 2008
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Sgt. Conrad Alvarez
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22
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1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Big Spring, Texas
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One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008
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Cpl. Albert Bitton
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20
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1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Chicago,
Illinois
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One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008
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Spc. Micheal B. Matlock Jr.
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21
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1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division
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Glen Burnie, Maryland
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One of three soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 20, 2008
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Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush
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25
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3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team,
3rd Infantry Division
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Pennsylvania
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Busayefi, Iraq, on February 20, 2008
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Spc. Chad D. Groepper
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21
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2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division
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Kingsley,
Iowa
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One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 17, 2008
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Spc. Luke S. Runyan
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21
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2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
2nd Infantry Division
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Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
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One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 17, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Javares J. Washington
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27
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6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade,
101st Airborne Division
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Pensacola, Florida
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Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident at Camp Buehring in Kuwait City, Kuwait,on February 11, 2007
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Sgt. Corey E. Spates
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21
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2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
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LaGrange, Georgia
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Diyala Province, Iraq, on February 10, 2008
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Spc. Michael T. Manibog
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31
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1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division
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Alameda, California
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One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008
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Sgt. Timothy P. Martin
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27
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1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division
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Pixley, California
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One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008
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Pfc. Jack T. Sweet
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19
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2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
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Alexandria Bay, New York
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Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Jawwalah, Iraq, on February 8, 2008
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Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt
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32
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1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division
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Orrick,
Missouri
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One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008
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Sgt. Gary D. Willett
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34
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1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team,
25th Infantry Division
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
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One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Taji, Iraq, on February 8, 2008
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Petty Officer 1st Class Luis A. Souffront
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