Military

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

            Spc. David L. Roustum, 22, of West Seneca, N.Y., died Nov. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his up-armored HMMWV was attacked by enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire.  Roustum was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1^st Battalion, 108^th Infantry Regiment, Tonawanda, N.Y.

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