Monday, March 01, 2010

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 159-10 March 01, 2010
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. William S. Ricketts, 27, of Corinth, Miss., died Feb 27th at Bala Murghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
For more information the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at 910-432-0661 or 0662.

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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

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