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Staff Sgt. Michael C. Murphrey

Hometown: Snyder, Texas, U.S.

Age: 25 years old

Died: September 6, 2009 in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska

Incident: Died in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

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