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Photo of Sgt. 1st Class  Matthew  I. Pionk

Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk

Hometown: Superior, Wisconsin, U.S.

Age: 30 years old

Died: January 9, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany

Incident: Killed when a makeshift bomb detonated during combat operations in Sinsil.

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