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Spec. Israel Candelaria Mejias

Hometown: San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, U.S.

Age: 28 years old

Died: April 5, 2009 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Unit: Army, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment in Task Force 3rd Battalion, 66th  Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Grafenwoehr, Germany

Incident: Died near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when a mine detonated near him during combat operations.