Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja
Hometown: La Puente, California, U.S.
Age: 20 years old
Died: June 5, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Incident: Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using small arms fire in Baghdad.
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