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Ferdinand Ibabao
Ferdinand J. Ibabao, Private Security Contractor, died on October 14, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was killed by a suicide bomber. His hometown is Mesa, Arizona. U.S. Government image Back to DSS Memorial

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future