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BALAD - Two bodies were found shot dead with signs of torture in two separate incidents in Balad, 80 km 50 miles north of Baghdad, on Saturday and Sunday, police said.

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Army Staff Sgt. Michael L. Townes, 29, Las Vegas, died in Balad from a non-combat related illness; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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North Platte, Neb., died Jan. 6 in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from

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Chesterfield, Va., died March 2 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a grenade in Taji, Iraq.

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Jasper, Ala., died June 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier that day in Jalula, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade.

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Senior Airman Omar J. McKnight, 22, of Marrero, La., died Jan 17 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Balad, Iraq.

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Chester Heights, Pa., died Dec. 31, 2008, in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit.

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In it, a flag flown above the camp where David serves in Balad, Iraq.

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They died Feb. 23 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire.

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“We believe we should still be inside those after the summer,” he said the sprawling U.S. base in Balad, north of Baghdad before welcoming Defense Secretary Robert Gates on a brief visit.

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