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FORT CARSON, Colo.—A 20-year-old Fort Carson soldier died in an ambush in Iraq this week, the Army announced Friday.
Pfc. Justin Verdeja of La Puente, Calif., died Tuesday, becoming the 204th soldier from Fort Carson to die in Iraq.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
Verdeja’s MySpace.com page became a memorial after the death was announced.
He enlisted in the infantry after graduation, and arrived at Fort Carson in April 2006.
