Capt. Tyler B. Swisher
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Age: 35 years old
Died: October 21, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Incident: Killed when their vehicle was struck by a makeshift bomb while conducting combat operations against enemy forces near Amariyah. The vehicle was traveling beside a canal when the attack occurred and Swisher was thrown from the vehicle into the water.
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