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U.S. Military—Marine Security Guard
Year of Death: 1985

Staff Sgt. Bobby Joe Dickson, Marine Security Guard, died on June 19, 1985, in San Salvador, El Salvador. He was shot by
leftist guerrillas. His hometown is Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future