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Lance Cpl. Robert F. Eckfield, Jr.

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Age: 23 years old

Died: October 27, 2005 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Incident: Killed by an indirect fire explosion in Saqlawiyah. He succumbed to his wounds at a nearby medical center.


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