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Numbers reveal aging, diverse U.S. deaths in Iraq war
The article notes U.S. deaths in Iraq reached four figures in under a year, with an average age around 26, rising use of National Guard and reserves, and a high share of female casualties. It recounts a patrol near Baqouba hit by a tree bomb, killing 31-year-old Capt. John Teal and prompting medics’ frantic response.
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