NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
August 24, 2003
Release Number: 03-08-51
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SOLDIER DROWNS IN EUPHRATES RIVER
AR RAMADI, Iraq - A soldier from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment drowned in the Euphrates River at approximately 8:30 p.m. Aug. 23 near the Hadithah Dam, west of Ar Ramadi.
After a thorough search of the area the soldier's body was found and positively identified at approximately 11 a.m. Aug. 24.
The soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
For further information contact CJTF-7 Coalition Press Inforation Center at
914 360 5082/5089.
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