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Michael John McCandless

Private, Army

October 17, 1969 to January 31, 2022

Branch: Army
Rank: Private
Wars: Persian Gulf
Born: October 17, 1969
Died: January 31, 2022
Buried: Washington State Veterans Cemetery, Medical Lake, WA, Section C, Row E, Site 97

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