Matthew V. Thompson, 28
Thompson, an Army Green Beret, died while advising Afghan forces on patrol in southern Afghanistan. Six Afghan soldiers and an American were also wounded when their vehicle struck the roadside bomb. A native of Wisconsin, Thompson transferred to Concordia University in California where he finished college and met his wife Rachel.
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