How Mario died

Killed when a rocket-propelled grenade detonated near his vehicle in Hit. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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Press Coverage [source: Faces of the Fallen]

Brooklyn Family Mourns Loss Of Son Killed In Iraq
  (NY1-TV, New York, N.Y., Oct. 6, 2006)

2 local soldiers die in Iraq
  (New York Daily News, Oct. 4, 2006)

Gentle giant from Brooklyn among the dead
  (Newsday, Oct. 4, 2006)

Family Of Fallen Brooklyn Soldier Wants War Over
  (WCBS-TV, New York, N.Y., Oct. 4, 2006)