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Airman with northern Michigan ties killed in Afghanistan
Posted: 01.06.2012 at 11:24 AM
Roxanne Werly

Roxanne Werly is the Interactive and Broadcast Managing Editor for TV 7&4 and 29&8

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Technical Sgt. Matthew Schwartz was a 1996 graduate of TC Central High School.

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TRAVERSE CITY -- The Traverse City community is mourning the loss of an airman, killed while serving in Afghanistan.

Technical Sgt. Matthew Schwartz, 35, died Wednesday after a bomb blast.  Schwartz was serving his sixth tour of duty as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist.   Schwartz was based in Cheyenne, Wyoming but visited the Traverse City area often with his wife, Jenny and their three young daughters.

Schwartz was a 1996 graduate of Traverse City Central High School.   Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

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