Marines


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Dechen, Lance Cpl. Kurt E.

Age 24, Springfield, Vermont

LCpl Dechen died from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. He died August 3, 2006.