How Gary died

Died Sept. 29 in Yakhchal, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered a makeshift bomb during mounted operations. [source: Faces of the Fallen]
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Press Coverage [source: Faces of the Fallen]

Fallen GI loved life in military
  (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Soldier from Highland killed by blast in Afghanistan
  (Belleville News Democrat)