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Arthur Laguna

Third-Party Contractor
Year of Death: 2007

Arthur Laguna, Private Security Contractor, died on January 23, 2007, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed in an attack on his helicopter during a convoy support mission. His hometown is Sacramento, California.

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