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1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandegrift

Hometown: Littleton, Colorado, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: April 21, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Marines, 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Incident: Killed while conducting combat operations in Basra.

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