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Staff Sgt. Jeremy E. Bessa

Hometown: Woodridge, Illinois, U.S.

Age: 26 years old

Died: February 20, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Incident: Killed in Khordi, Afghanistan, when his military vehicle was struck by a makeshift bomb followed by small arms fire attack by enemy forces.

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