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Staff Sgt. Vernon W. Martin

Hometown: Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

Age: 25 years old

Died: October 3, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Incident: Died in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.

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