Spec. Douglas C. Desjardins

Hometown: Mesa, Arizona, U.S.

Age: 24 years old

Died: November 5, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations in Ramadi.

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2 more Arizona soldiers killed in Iraq war (Arizona Republic, Nov. 8, 2006)

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