Faces of the Fallen: This is a collection of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Spec. Matthew V. Gibbs

Hometown: Ambrose, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: August 3, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army National Guard, 648th Engineer Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade, Army National Guard, Statesboro, Ga.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his armored personnel carrier in Baghdad.


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