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Matthew Roland

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jun 18, 2017

Victim Details

Matthew Roland

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2017-06-18

2017-06-18

25

Matthew

Roland

08/04/2026


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Captain Matthew D. Roland, a 27-year-old male, was a Special Tactics Officer in the U.S. Air Force. On August 26, 2015, he was in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, nearing the end of his third deployment. On that day, he was driving the lead vehicle of a special forces convoy returning to Camp Antonik. As they approached the final of three Afghan-led security checkpoints, the convoy's interpreter got out to coordinate their passage.

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