Airman Dies in Afghanistan:

July 11, 2007

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The Pentagon has announced that MSgt Randy J. Gillespie, 44, died July 9 in Herat, Afghanistan, of wounds received from small arms fire near Camp Stone. Gillespie deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom from the 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Luke AFB, Ariz.

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