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Posted: Monday, March 4, 2013 9:10 am Patriotism is topic of soldier’s speech SCOTT McNUTT, Staff Writer Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher “Matt” Slaydon is to deliver an address on patriotism at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ride for the Warrior bike rally and festival in Casa Grande. Slaydon served in the Air Force for 151⁄2 years and worked as an explosives ordnance disposal operator. During his career he participated in more than 200 combat missions and successfully disarmed more than 100 IEDs. On Oct. 24, 2007, Slaydon earned a Purple Heart Medal. That day, like so many others in the past, Slaydon was called in to disarm an improvised explosive device near Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq. Slaydon was in the process of disarming the bomb when it detonated. Subscription Required An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Have an online subscription? 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