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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Pfc. Paul E. Conlon Jr.,

Hometown: Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.

Age: 21 years old

Died: August 15, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Incident: Killed in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire.

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