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Staff Sgt. Jerry C. Burge

Hometown: Carriere, Mississippi, U.S.

Age: 39 years old

Died: April 4, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their vehicle in Taji.

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