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WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- A 60-year-old Arizona reservist became the oldest soldier to be killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Defense Department says.
Army Maj. Steven Hutchison of Scottsdale died this week of wounds he suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Al Farr, Iraq, The Arizona Republic reported Friday.
Hutchison volunteered to go to Iraq through a military Retiree Recall program that permits older, experienced soldiers to return to action.
Pentagon officials say the armed forces can reinstate retirees voluntarily up to age 64 for general officers.
"He'd been a soldier all his life, and that's what he wanted to do," said Hutchison's brother, Steven.
Hutchison spent 20 years as an Army instructor before serving two tours of duty in Vietnam as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. He received a Bronze Star and Meritorious Service Medal.
After retiring from the army, Hutchison earned a doctorate in organizational psychology and went on to teach at universities in California.
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