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Joshua Wheeler, 2015
Master Sergeant Joshua Wheeler (Cherokee, 1975–2015) was a member of the army's elite Delta Force and the recipient of 11 Bronze Stars during his military career. Wheeler died on October 22, 2015, while rescuing prisoners from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) near Hawijah in northern Iraq. He was the first known U.S. military casualty in the fight against ISIS.
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