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Master Sgt. William L. Payne

Hometown: Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S.

Age: 46 years old

Died: May 16, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 70th Armored Regiment, Fort Riley, Kan.

Incident: Payne was examining unexploded ordnance when the ordnance exploded.


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