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Photo of Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.

Sgt. Lester D. Baroncini Jr.

Hometown: Bakersfield, California, U.S.

Age: 33 years old

Died: October 15, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Killed when two land mines detonated near his Humvee in Samarra.

Related Links:

Two Fort Bragg Soldiers Killed by Land Mines in Iraq (News 14 Carolina, Oct. 20, 2006)

Land Mines Kill Ft. Bragg Troops in Iraq (The News & Observer, Oct. 20, 2006)

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