Military

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

              Cpl. Joseph P. Bier, 22, of Centralia, Wash., died Dec. 7 from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.  He was assigned to 3^rd Battalion, 7^th Marine Regiment, 1^st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.  During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bier’s unit was attached to 2^nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

            Media with questions about this Marine can call the Twentynine Palms public affairs office at (760) 830-6213.