Thursday, August 09, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 989-07 August 09, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Donald M. Young, 19, of Helena, Mont., died August 8th in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations August 7th in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.

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