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Capt. Paul C. Alaniz

Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.

Age: 32 years old

Died: January 26, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

Incident: Killed when a Marine Corps transport helicopter crashed during a sandstorm near Rutbah.

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