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Army Spc. Ivan E. Merlo
Died January 8, 2008 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom
19, of San Marcos, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Jan. 8 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations. Also killed were Sgt. David J. Hart and Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier.