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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Photo of Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr.,

Sgt. Gary A. Eckert Jr.,

Hometown: Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

Age: 24 years old

Died: May 8, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army Reserves, 983rd Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, Monclova, Ohio.

Incident: Died in Balad of injuries sustained in Samarra when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee.


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