Staff Sgt. Bryan E. Bolander
Hometown: Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Age: 26 years old
Died: April 29, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Incident: Killed when his vehicle struck a makeshift bomb in Baghdad.
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