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Vincenzo Romeo
Staff Sgt. Vincenzo Romeo had planned to marry his fiancee, Amanda Anderson of Tacoma, when he returned from Iraq later this year.
"Enzo," as loved ones called him, was a "kind and courageous person who brought joy and laughter to all around him," his family said in a statement.
Romeo, 23, of Lodi, N.J., was born in Calabria, Italy, and came to the United States with his family in 1986.
He joined the military in March 2003 and the latest tour was Romeo's second to Iraq.
"Enzo, our hearts are broken and our lives will never be the same without you," relatives said. "We love and miss you always."