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Baltimore soldier killed in Iraq

A soldier from Baltimore was killed in Iraq over the weekend, the Pentagon said Monday.

Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34, died in Baghdad Saturday of injuries sustained during combat when enemy forces using a rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire attacked.

Harper was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Harper joined the military January 1993 as an armor crew member and was assigned to Fort Hood since January 2006, a division spokesman said.

He was deployed to Iraq in October.

Harper's military awards include the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.

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