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Capt. Christopher P. Petty

Hometown: Vienna, Virginia, U.S.

Age: 33 years old

Died: January 5, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his Humvee during convoy operations in An Najaf.

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