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Jason Isaac Huffman, age 23, from Conover, North Carolina, Catawba county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Hhc, 2D Battalion, 27Th Infantry, Schofield Barracks, Hi
Date of death: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Death details: Hostile; Hawijah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Benny Gray III Cockerham, age 21, from Conover, North Carolina, Catawba county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: E Co, 2D Bn, 2D Mar, (Rct-8, Ii Mef Fwd), 2D Mar Div, Camp Lejeune, Nc
Date of death: Friday, October 21, 2005
Death details: His vehicle was traveling beside a canal when attacked in Zaidon, Iraq. He was thrown from the vehicle into the water and died.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times