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Pfc. Alexander R. Varela

Hometown: Fernley, Nevada, U.S.

Age: 19 years old

Died: May 19, 2007 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.

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