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Airman Dies in Kuwait:

Nov. 20, 2007

DOD announced Monday that SSgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 18 from injuries sustained during a vehicle accident in Kuwait. He had deployed from the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. The accident is still under investigation.

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