No. 247-07 March 05, 2007
DoD Identifies Navy Casualties
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today the death of two sailors who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Killed were:
Lt. Cmdr. Morgan C. Tulang, 36, of Hilo, Hawaii, died from apparent natural causes March 2nd, 2007, in Kuwait. Tulang was assigned to U.S. Central Command Deployment Distribution Operations Center, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Hospitalman Lucas W.A. Emch, 21, of Kent, Ohio, died March 2nd, 2007, when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated in his vicinity while conducting combat operations in Al-Anbar Province, Iraq. Emch was a hospital corpsman assigned to 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
For further information related to this release the media can contact Navy public affairs office at (703) 697-5342.
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