Died in Baghdad, Iraq on Jun 19, 2006.
From San Marcos, TX, Kristian was 23 years old.
Died of injuries sustained when his unit came under enemy small-arms fire while manning a checkpoint during combat operations, and after being taken by enemy forces, in the vicinity of Baghdad. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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