U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release

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		No. 1051-07
IMMEDIATE RELEASE		August 27, 2007

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The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Aug. 26 in Samarra, Iraq, of wounds suffered when the enemy attacked their unit during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed were:

Sgt. Joshua L. Morley, 22, of Boise, Idaho.

Spc. Tracy C. Willis, 21, of Marshall, Texas.

For more information related to this release, the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.

 

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