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Nathan B. Bruckenthal

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Nathan Bruckenthal was the first Coast Guard member to die in combat since the Vietnam War. Petty Officer 3rd Class, 24, who was based out of Coast Guard Air Station Miami, died in an explosion when an unidentified boat he was attempting to board blew up. It was Bruckenthal's second tour in Iraq and he was 30 days from returning home. "He was a very fun-loving boy," said Bruckenthal's father, Ric Bruckenthal, of Northport, New York. "He was always a happy child and he turned into a happy young adult. We're very proud of what Nathan did." Bruckenthal, who left a pregnant wife behind, was one of three servicemen who died during an attack on two oil terminals in the northern Arabian Gulf.
  • Service/branch: Coast Guard

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