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
May 31, 2004
Release Number: 04-05-48C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST ARMORED DIVISION SOLDIER KILLED, TWO OTHERS WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three Task Force 1st Armored Division Soldiers were wounded at about 6:40 p.m. May 30 when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device south of Baghdad.
The Soldiers were evacuated to the 31st Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, where one Soldier died from wounds sustained in the attack.
The deceased Soldier's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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