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Cornell C. Chao, 36
Army, Chief Warrant Officer
Based:
Ft. Hood, Texas
Supporting:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died:
January 28, 2007
Najaf (north of),
Iraq
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When he spoke, all of us listened. Though usually quiet, he could break up a moment of tension with a single short comment that would have us all cracking up with laughter.
— Evan Battle, pilot who served with Chao
Chao joined the Army right after high school graduation. He started at the bottom -- an enlisted man serving in the infantry in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
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