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Iowa soldier dies in Afghanistan
Associated Press
Feb. 1, 2011 4:01 am
DES MOINES - An Iowa soldier serving in Afghanistan has died in a roadside bombThe family of Army Spc. Shawn Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, said he was killed Saturday. Muhr's father, David Muhr, told the Des Moines Register that his son was a passenger in a military truck that was hit by a roadside bomb.
Muhr's family said he had returned home on leave just after Christmas and had gone back to Afghanistan Jan. 12.
The Department of Defense has not confirmed Muhr's death.
Muhr was a 2003 graduate of Coon Rapids-Bayard High School. He joined the Army six years ago.
Telephone calls to Muhr's family by the Associated Press went unanswered Monday afternoon.
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