Hero Marker #139

Derek Argel, 28

Air Force, Captain
Based: Hurlburt Field, Fla.
23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Supporting: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Died: May 30, 2005
Jalawlah (near), Iraq
Married, 1 child
Gender: Male
Hometown: Lompoc
High School: Cabrillo High (Lompoc)
Burial: Ashes scattered in Gulf Coast by squadron

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