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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Photo of Spec.  Matthew K.S. Swanson

Spec. Matthew K.S. Swanson

Hometown: Lake Forest, California, U.S.

Age: 20 years old

Died: August 8, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Incident: Died Aug. 8 at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over July 19 in Logar province, Afghanistan.

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