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Sgt. Gene A. Hawkins

Hometown: Orlando, Florida, U.S.

Age: 24 years old

Died: October 12, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement), Fort Lewis, Wash.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle in Mosul.

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Bomb detonates in Iraq, killing Orlando soldier (Orlando Sentinel, Oct. 15, 2006)

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