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Photo of Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger

Lt. Col. Eric J. Kruger

Hometown: Garland, Texas, U.S.

Age: 40 years old

Died: November 2, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle.

Related Links:

Fort Carson officer dies in Iraq (Denver Post, Nov. 6, 2006)

N. Garland, SMU alumnus killed in Iraq (The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 7, 2006)

Bomb kills officer, 2 others in Iraq (The Pueblo Chieftain, Nov. 6, 2006)

Dallas-area soldier killed in Iraq with 2 others (Houston Chronicle, Nov. 6, 2006)

Bomb kills Fort Carson officer, 2 others in Iraq (9NEWS, Colo., Nov. 6, 2006)

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