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U.S. Army soldiers carry the remains of Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, U.S. Army, during a transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on April 7, 2009. Mejias died in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2009, of wounds sustained from a mine detonation during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment and attached to a task force with 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Brigade Combat Team out of Grafenwoehr, Germany.

U.S. Army soldiers carry the remains of Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias.

U.S. Army soldiers carry the remains of Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, U.S. Army, during a transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on April 7, 2009. Mejias died in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 5, 2009, of wounds sustained from a mine detonation during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment and attached to a task force with 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Brigade Combat Team out of Grafenwoehr, Germany.

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