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(Photo: AP)
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Pvt. Joseph R. Guerrera seemed destined for the Army. The 20-year-old North Carolina native grew up about 25 miles northeast of Fort Bragg, and always told family and friends he wanted to be in the Army. His biological father, a soldier in the Army as well, died in a helicopter crash when Guerrera was 4.
Guerrera, who enlisted in February 2003 and was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, died Oct. 26, 2003, in Baghdad when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.
"Ever since he was 5 or 6 years old, he talked the Army talk," said his aunt, Debbie Dunn. "We were just so proud of him because he was anxious to serve his country. He was just so proud of it."
He is survived by his mother, stepfather, four brothers and a sister.
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