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Kruize, Kurt E.
Army Sergeant

Kurt E. Kruize, age 35, from Hancock, Minnesota, Stevens county.

Parents: Lyle Kruize and Beverly Kruize
Spouse: Billie Kruize
Children: Ages 13, 10, 5, 2.

Service era: Iraq
Schools: Hancock High (1993), Technical college in Detroit Lakes
Military history: 367th Engineer Battalion, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date of death: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq of wounds suffered in a non-combat related incident.

Source: Department of Defense, Bermidji Pioneer, Grand Forks Herald, Military Times

Eklund, Mark James
Army Private 1st class

Mark James Eklund, age 20, from Morris, Minnesota, Stevens county.

Parents: James J. Eklund

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, August 6, 1971
Death details: Non-hostile, South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1971)

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