He died alongside Fiji-born Pte Ratu Silibaravi, 32, when a mortar round hit their operating base in the northern part of the Nahr-e Saraj district.

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Private First Class Svehla, utterly disregarding his own safety, destroyed enemy positions and inflicted heavy casualties, when suddenly, fragments from a mortar round exploding nearby seriously wounded him in the face.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgents fired a mortar round Thursday into the office of Nineveh's provincial governor as American and Iraqi forces attempted to restore order in Mosul, the U.S. military said.

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The mortar round exploded in its firing tube during the exercise, said Brigadier General Jim Lukeman at a news conference at Camp Lejeune.

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