Matthew G. Axelson, 29
Axelson, a Cal State Chico graduate, was part of a four-person team ambushed in Iraq. His body was not recovered for more than week. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor.
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Sources: Times research, Defense Department, iCasualties.org
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