Thomas Retzer
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- Navy Petty Officer First Class Retzer was assigned to a Virginia Beach-based SEAL (SEa, Air, Land) Team as a radio operator and technician. Retzer was wounded June 25 after his convoy encountered enemy forces outside Gardez. He was transported to Bagram Air Base hospital in Afghanistan, where he died of his wounds. Originally from Southern California, Thomas graduated from Mount Whitney High School, Visalia, Calif. Shortly after enlisting in the Navy, he entered Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training in San Diego and graduated in 1994, Class 198.
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- Service/branch: Navy