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Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor

Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.

Age: 25 years old

Died: September 21, 2008 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), located at Fort Polk, La.

Incident: Died Sept. 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire during dismounted operations.

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