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Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon

Hometown: Gallatin, Tennessee, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: March 23, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Incident: Ambushed in Nasiriyah by Iraqi soldiers who pretended to surrender, then opened fire when the Marines approached.

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