13SC (E) unit attacked

Multi-National Force-Iraq

Sunday, 20 May 2007
Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070520-13
May 20, 2007

13SC (E) unit attacked
13th SC(E), LSA ANACONDA PAO

LSA ANACONDA, Iraq – One 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldier was killed and two were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack against their tactical vehicle near Ad Diwaniyah at approximately 12 a.m. May 19.

The wounded Soldiers were evacuated to a nearby military medical treatment facility.

Names of the Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin and release by the Department of Defense.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT 13TH SC (E) PAO/210TH MPAD AT DSN 318-433-2156 OR E-MAIL MAJ KIRK SLAUGHTER AT [email protected]