Kareem R. Khan's family used to send two large bags of Starburst candies to him, because Kareem would pick out all the orange ones and leave the rest for his Army buddies. Khan was a "total goofball," said his father, Feroze Khan. Khan, 20, Manahawkin, N.J., was killed Aug. 6 by an explosive in Baqubah. He was a 2005 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Lewis. He was a big fan of the Disney World theme parks, as was the entire family. They would take at least one trip a year to Orlando, Fla., and their living room and dining room is filled with souvenirs from those trips, like a wall hanging of Cinderella, figurines of Mickey Mouse and Disney-themed snow globes. Khan, a Muslim, was as American as they come. His favorite football team, after all, was the Dallas Cowboys - "America's Team." "His Muslim faith did not make him not want to go. It never stopped him," said Feroze Khan. "He looked at it that he's American and he has a job to do." He also is survived by his stepmother, Nisha Khan. "The world is missing somebody special now. That's for sure," said Joe Hawk, a family friend.

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