Sgt. 1st Class Tony L. Knier
Hometown: Sabinsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Age: 31 years old
Died: October 21, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle in Baiji.
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