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Colorado Marine Chose to Lead, Serve in Iraq

Marine Cpl. Kyle W. Powell of Colorado Springs, Colo., died earlier this month in Fallujah, Iraq. The 21-year-old was on his third combat tour when a roadside bomb he discovered detonated, killing Powell and a fellow Marine.

Eric Whitney of member station KRCC reports.

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