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
October 7, 2004
Release Number: 04-10-06C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1st INFANTRY SOLDIER KILLED, CIVILIAN WORKER WOUNDED
TIKRIT, IRAQ -- A 1st Infantry Division Soldier was killed and a civilian interpreter was wounded when anti-Iraqi forces attacked their patrol with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire near Bayji around midnight on Oct. 6.
The civilian was evacuated to a Multi-National Forces medical facility for treatment, and is in stable condition. The name of the soldier is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
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