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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Staff Sgt. Virgil C. Martinez

Hometown: West Valley, Utah, U.S.

Age: 33 years old

Died: May 6, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany

Incident: Died May 6 in Kadhimiyah, of wounds sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire in Baghdad.

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A forlorn return: Utah G.I. finds rest (The Salt Lake Tribune, May--, 2007)

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