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Article: PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION

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February 25, 2009
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:

A member of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team was killed in action Saturday morning after an attack in Mushada, Iraq.

Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum, 32, Quakertown, a member of Detachment 1, Company B, 1-111th Infantry, Phoenixville, was severely wounded by small arms fire after the quick reaction force he was assigned to responded to an Improvised Explosive Device attack around 5 a.m. He was airlifted to Baghdad and died around 10 a.m. No other soldiers were killed or injured during the incident.

"This is truly a sad day for both the ...

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