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A 2d Doylestown Twp. serviceman dies in Iraq: Army First Lt. Colby Umbrell, 26, was killed in a blast south of Baghdad. Earlier, Marine First Lt. Travis Manion died near Fallujah.(Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania)

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| May 05, 2007 | Shields, Jeff; Schaefer, Mari A. | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jeff Shields and Mari A. Schaefer

May 5--The American flag over Doylestown's Veterans Park was already at half-staff yesterday for a Marine killed in Iraq, so there was no need to lower it when the news of a second slain serviceman, Army First Lt. Colby Umbrell, filtered through the stunned community.

Umbrell, 26, an airborne Ranger, a former high school and college football standout, and a Johns Hopkins University graduate, died Thursday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Musayyib, a town about 40 miles south of Baghdad.

As the Doylestown community prepared a vigil for Marine First Lt. Travis Manion, killed Sunday near Fallujah, organizers found they had two service members to memorialize -- both driven, thoughtful, committed officers who…

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