PFC Richard A. Dewater
Hometown: Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Age: 21 years old
Died: April 15, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.
Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Tex.
Incident: Died of wounds sustained from a makeshift bomb while on a dismounted patrol near Korengal Valley, Afghanistan.
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Family Remembers Their Fallen Soldier (WIBW)
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Soldier who grew up in Grants Pass dies in Afghanistan (The Oregonian )
IED blast kills Topekan, 21, in Afghanistan (Topeka Capital-Journal)
Pinned Down, a Sprint to Escape Taliban Zone (The New York Times)
