GENEVIE, AARON
Age 22. Private first class, U.S. Army. 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
IED blast, Baghdad
As a gunner in a scout unit, Aaron Genevie often rode through Baghdad popped up out of the top of his humvee, manning a belt-fed automatic machine gun. Gunners are the eyes and ears of the driver, constantly scanning the horizon for threats. In Baghdad's congested streets, they are also traffic cops--waving cars out of the way, shouting at drivers who get too close. That's what Genevie was doing the day he died, telling his driver...
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