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  McGaugh, Dustin K.
   Age:   20
   
   Hometown:		  Springdale
   Rank:
  Specialist:
  United States Army - Headquarters Battery - 17th Field Artillery Brigade
   Cause:        Died from friendly fire in Balad, Iraq.



Spc. Dustin K. McGaugh grew up in Springdale, and although he was born 30 minutes before his twin sister, Windy, she  often called him "my kid brother." "I wanted to do everything I could to take care of him," she said at his memorial service. Spc. McGaugh graduated from high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2001. Shortly after, he enlisted in the Army and was based at Fort Sill, Okla. His family said he loved children. "When he got to Iraq, one captain was telling us that you were trained not to get out of your vehicle," said his father, James McGaugh. "He said he looked over and Dustin was out giving candy to a bunch of kids." My deepest condolences and prayers go out to his family and friends.



 
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