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How Douglas McAuthur McCain Became the First American to Die Fighting for the Islamic State

(The Washington Post) – Douglas McAuthur McCain, tattooed and thin, never stayed in one place long. Born on Jan. 29, 1981, in Illinois, he would spend 33 years hopping from school to school, from business to business, continent to continent — until, finally, he landed in Syria, where he became the first American reported to die fighting […]

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