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Geofrey Robert Cayer, age 20, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Worcester county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: K Co, 3D Bn, 5Th Mar, (Rct-5, I Mef Fwd), 1St Mar Div, Camp Pendleton, Ca
Date of death: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Death details: Habbaniyah, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Mark Robert Caouette, age 26, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Wocester county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Sunday, May 17, 1987
Death details: Died aboard the USS Stark. While in the Persian Gulf on May 17, 1987, she was struck by two Iraqi Exocet missiles, killing 37 sailors and wounding 21. Brought under control, the frigate sailed to Bahrain and was successfully repaired at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following repairs and subsequent tours in the Atlantic and Middle East, Stark was decommissioned on May 7, 1999, and was scrapped in 2006.
Source: Associated Press, National Museum of the U.S. Navy