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Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew P. Ruffner
Died April 9, 2013 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom
34, of Tafford, Pa.; assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, 28th Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.; died April 9 in Pachir Wa Agam district, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed. Also killed was Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jarett M. Yoder, 26, of Mohnton, Pa.