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English: Cpl Alexander J. McCann, a 24-year-old from Methuen, Mass, pays his final respects to fellow tanker Lance Cpl. Michael L. Ford, who was killed April 26, 2006 in Iraq's western Al Anbar Province after the tank he was driving struck an improvised explosive device � a roadside bomb. Ford's unit - Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based Company C, 1st Tank Battalion � held a memorial service for the 19-year-old New Bedford, Mass., native April 30, 2006 at Al Asad, Iraq. Ford was part of Company C's third platoon, which operates with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment near the Iraqi-Syrian border. Ford's death was the first for the company of 120-plus Marines since the arrived in Iraq about six weeks ago. Company C will remain deployed to Iraq for at least another five months. �Commanders live their entire lives to have Marines like that under their command,� said Capt. Jarred R. Duff, Company C's commanding officer, during the service.
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