Pvt. Michael W. Murdock

Hometown: Chocowinity, North Carolina, U.S.

Age: 22 years old

Died: September 11, 2008 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.

Incident: Died at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire.

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N.C. soldier, 22, dies of combat wounds (News & Observer)

Washington soldier dies in war in Afghanistan (Washington Daily News)