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Capt. John E. Tipton

Hometown: Granite City, Illinois, U.S.

Age: 32 years old

Died: May 2, 2004 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

Incident: Killed in an explosion in Anbar province.


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