Military

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Danny B. Daniels, II, 23, of Varney, W.V., died July 20, in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small arms fire and hit an improvised explosive device.  Daniels was assigned to the Army's 630^th Military Police Company, 793^rd Military Police Battalion, 89^th Military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.

            The incident is under investigation.

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