How Luke died

Killed while conducting combat operations in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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Dept. of Defense News Release

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1 entry - The Afghanistan Page

Memorial Sites

Honor the Fallen
Faces of the Fallen
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The Afghanistan Page

Obituaries

Athens Banner-Herald

Press Coverage [source: Faces of the Fallen]

Hundreds turn out for Athens Marine's funeral
  (Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., April 22, 2008)

Local soldier killed in Afghanistan
  (Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., April 16, 2008)