Michael Andrade
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Age: 28
From: Bristol, Rhode Island attached to the 115th Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard died Sept. 24
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Incident: Rhode Island Army National Guard Spc. Michael Andrade was killed
Died: September 24, 2003
Spc. Michael Andrade loved to sing — and everyone knew it. He used to sing along with the radio while he was on the job at JRA Collision Center in Bristol, R.I., and he was a big fan of karaoke.
“When he went to boot camp, he left a tape of some of the songs that he liked to sing,” said office manager Denise Suitter.
Andrade, 28, a National Guardsman from Warren, R.I., died Sept. 24 when the Humvee he was in was struck by a fuel vehicle north of Baghdad. A volunteer firefighter with the Bristol Fire Department, Andrade was married and had a 14-year-old stepson.
“He was a very good soldier. He was always just a nice person,” said Sgt. John Cervone, assigned to the same armory as Andrade. “Everybody would say how devoted he was to his family.”
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