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Left side: A sepia-toned photo of a shirtless boxer, Tommy Loughran, in a fighting stance wearing dark shorts and boxing gloves. Text above him reads "Tommy Loughran," "Uncrowned Light Heavyweight Champion," and "Joe Smith Mgr." Right side: A sepia-toned portrait of Tommy Loughran in a military uniform with a white cap, dark jacket with buttons, and sergeant stripes on the sleeve. He has his arms crossed and a handwritten note beside him says, "To my Ringside Pal, Tommy Loughran.

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Robert Carmody's gravestone with a cross symbol at the top, indicating he was from New Jersey, served as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army during the Vietnam War, and was awarded the Purple Heart. His birth date is September 4, 1938, and his death date is October 27, 1967. The gravestone is surrounded by grass with a few yellow leaves nearby.

Robert Carmody fought for his country in the boxing ring and on the battlefield

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