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Jonathan dunbar of texas. he died in a roadside bomb blast. it happened in a part of syria thought to be cleared of isis. a british soldier was also attacked. the death is the first u.s. combat death in syria this year. he was a highly decorated soldier with many awards. israeli military warning it could take action against terrorist targets inside the gaza strip. at least 15 palestinians killed in the bloodiest day in gaza since the 2014 war. tensions are at a fever pitch as both sides brace from confrontation. >> tensions continue after yesterday's violence which is some of the worst in gaza...

Mueller now is intense but he's seen worse. >> you forget this is a man that in his early 20s fought in vietnam. i don't think there's anything in washington that's going to give him any type of fear that he faced when he was a young man. >> reporter: mueller grew up in the wealthy philadelphia suburbs and attended an's elite boarding school. a classmate of john kerry. then to princeton. but the combat death of a classmate in vietnam inspired mueller to join the marines. >> he was wounded in combat, shot through the leg, received a bronze star with valor, purple heart, and, you know, was right...

Jonathan dunbar of texas. he died in a roadside bomb blast. it happened in a part of syria thought to be cleared of isis. a british soldier was also attacked. the death is the first u.s. combat death in syria this year. he was a highly decorated soldier with many awards. israeli military warning it could take action against terrorist targets inside the gaza strip. at least 15 palestinians killed in the bloodiest day in gaza since the 2014 war. tensions are at a fever pitch as both sides brace from confrontation. >> tensions continue after yesterday's violence which is some of the worst in gaza...

Boarding school. a classmate of john kerry. then to princeton. but the combat death of a classmate in vietnam inspired him to join the marines. >> he was wounded in some bat, shot through the leg, received a bronze star with valor. purple heart and was right back in the fight a couple of weeks later. >> consider myself fortunate to have lived through the war and there were many men such as david who did not. in some sense you feel like you've been given a second lease on life and want to make the most of it to contribute in some way. >> after graduating university of virginia law school he soo...

And attended an elite boarding school. a classmate of john kerry, then to princeton. but the combat death of classmate david hackett in vietnam inspired mueller to join the marine base. >> he was wounded in combat, shot through the leg, received a bronze star with valor, purple heart, and was right back in the fight a couple of weeks later. >> i always did consider myself fortunate to have lived through the war in vietnam and there were many men such as david hackett who did not. and in some sense, you feel that you have been given a second lease on life and you want to make the most of it to ...