Nathan Bruckenthal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Coast Guardsman
Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1979
Place of Birth: Stony Brook, New York, United States
Date of Death: 24-Apr-2004
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Nathan Bruckenthal
- Nathan B.
- "Nate" Bruckenthal (July 17, 1979 – April 24, 2004) was a United States Coast Guardsman who was killed in the Iraq War, becoming the first to die in wartime action since the Vietnam War.
- Bruckenthal and two U.S.
- Navy sailors were killed while intercepting a waterborne suicide attack on an offshore oil terminal off the coast of Iraq in the northern Persian Gulf in 2004. Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device and the Purple Heart for his actions.
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