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James J. Oquin

Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:  23 July, 2010

Unit:  1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:  El Paso, Texas

Pfc. James J. Oquin, 20, of El Paso, Texas, died July 23 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when he was swept away by the current when a levee broke near his military vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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