Military

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

            Pfc. Charles C. Persing, 20, of Albany, La., and Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, Penn., died July 19 in Scandaria, Iraq, when multiple mortars rounds hit their forward operating base.  The soldiers were assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 32^nd Infantry, 1^st Brigade, 10^th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

            The incident is under investigation.