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In memory of
Nakia Shane Burland
Private First Class, Marine Corps
September 26, 1974 to October 23, 2016
- Marine Corps
- 1974 to 2016
- Washington
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- Branch
- Marine Corps
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Wars
- Not listed
- Born
- September 26, 1974
- Died
- October 23, 2016
Resting place
Greenwood Memorial Terrace
Spokane, Washington
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 4514093, last updated by the VA August 14, 2017.
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