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Scott Speicher

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USN pilot killed in Iraq (1957-1991)

United StatesLived 1957 to 1991 · aged 33
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Michael Scott Speicher was a naval aviator in the United States Navy who was shot down over Iraq during the Persian Gulf War becoming the first American combat casualty of the war. S. Navy reported that Speicher's remains had been found in Iraq by the United States military.

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F/A-18 Hornet resembling Speicher's aircraft on static display at NAS PensacolaF/A-18 Hornet resembling Speicher's aircraft on static display at NAS PensacolaSailors from a U.S. Navy honor guard carry Speicher's remains to All Saints Chapel at NAS Jacksonville, Florida in August 2009.Sailors from a U.S. Navy honor guard carry Speicher's remains to All Saints Chapel at NAS Jacksonville, Florida in August 2009.

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Michael Scott Speicher was a naval aviator in the United States Navy who was shot down over Iraq during the Persian Gulf War becoming the first American combat casualty of the war. His fate was not known until 2 August 2009, when the U.S. Navy reported that Speicher's remains had been found in Iraq by the United States military. He is also the most recent American to have been shot down in air-to-air combat.

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Lived 1957 to 1991 · aged 33
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