Military

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

             Spc. Nicholas E. Wilson, 21, of Glendale, Ariz., died Mar. 11, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, while conducting a roving patrol when his military vehicle rolled into a water-filled ditch after the shoulder of the road he was on collapsed.  Wilson was assigned to 1^st Battalion, 9^th Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Brigade Combat Team, 2^nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea. 

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