Military

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

            Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley, 30, of Olney, Ill., died March 30 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained when enemy forces using small arms fire attacked his unit.  Ridgley was assigned to the Army's 3^rd Battalion, 21^st Infantry Regiment, 1^st Brigade, 25^th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.

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