Faces of the Fallen: This is a collection of information about each U.S. service member who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

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Photo of Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr.

Sgt. Thomas E. Vandling Jr.

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Age: 26 years old

Died: January 1, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 303rd Psychological Operations Company, Oakdale, Pa., with U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near his vehicle while on combat patrol in Baghdad.

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