NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
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August 21, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-41
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ONE SOLDIER KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN AN IED ATTACK
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A 1st Armored Division solider was killed and two were wounded by an improvised explosive device in the Karkah district of Baghdad at 11 p.m. on Aug. 20.
The soldiers were evacuated to the 47th Forward Support Battalion for treatment. One soldier was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m.
The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
The incident is under investigation.
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