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HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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December 25, 2005
Release Number: 05-12-29C




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


IRAQ: SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION

Baghdad, Iraq – A Soldier assigned to the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade died of wounds sustained from a rocket-propelled grenade attack on Dec. 24 while on a routine patrol near Hawijah, in northern Iraq.

The incident is currently under investigation. The name of the Soldier is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification and release by the Department of Defense.



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