Thursday, December 06, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 1383-07 December 06, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Bayji, Iraq. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:
Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez, 26, of Waldwick, N.J., who died December 4th in Bayji, Iraq
Pvt. Dewayne L. White, 27, of Country Club Hills, Ill., who died December 4th in Bayji, Iraq
Capt. Adam P. Snyder, 26, of Fort Pierce, Fla., who died December 5th in Balad, Iraq

For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at (270) 793-9966.

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