Military

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

            Spc. Joshua J. Henry, 21, of Avonmore, Pa., died Sept. 20 in Tikrit, Iraq, of injuries sustained when his convoy was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire in Sharqat, Iraq.  Henry was assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 7^th Field Artillery Regiment, 1^st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

            The incident is under investigation.

            For further information related to this release, call Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.