Dwayne Bellanger McFarlane, a member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe from Minnesota, was killed in Iraq by a roadside bomb.

Army Spc. McFarlane, 20, was patrolling outside of Baghdad when the bomb exploded. He was serving his second tour of duty in Iraq.

McFarlane was a star athlete who played on the basketball and football teams and ran track. His uncle said he was proud of his Ojibwe heritage.

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Roadside bomb in Iraq kills GI from Cass Lake (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 1/11)
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Ojibwe soldier killed in Iraq (The Native Times 1/11)
Cass Lake soldier dies in Iraq (Minnesota Public Radio 1/11)
Fort Drum soldier killed by roadside bomb near Baghdad (AP 1/11)
Cass Lake soldier killed (The St. Paul Pioneer Press 1/10)