Monday, June 25, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 793-07 June 25, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 23rd in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their unit was attacked by insurgents using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Michael D. Moody Jr., 31
, of Richmond, Va.
Sgt. Chris Davis, 35, of Lubbock, Texas.
Pvt. Shane M. Stinson, 23, of Fullerton, Calif.

For more information related to this release the media may contact the Fort Benning public affairs office at (706) 545-3512; after hours, call (706) 545-2218.

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