Joseph Patrick Dwyer

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Who is Joseph Patrick Dwyer?

Joseph Patrick Dwyer was an American soldier, who became famous for a photograph of him helping an ailing Iraqi boy. Dwyer had enrolled himself in the US military after 9/11 and was stationed in Iraq. He died on June 28, 2008 due to excessive inhalation of Dust-Off, an aerosol spray meant to clean electronic equipment, which he used as a sedative. He was said to have been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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May 7, 2024

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on July 23, 2013

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