Monday, August 20, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 1025-07 August 20, 2007
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died August 16th of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. They were assigned to the 401st Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Paul B. Norris, 30
, of Cullman, Ala., who died in Balad, Iraq.
Spc. Kamisha J. Block, 20, of Vidor, Texas, who died in Baghdad, Iraq.

For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-0104 or (254) 287-7823; after hours (254) 291-2591.

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