IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 071-06
January 25, 2006

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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Baghdad,
Iraq on Jan. 23, of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations. Both
soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed we

Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase, 32, of Oklahoma City, Okla.

Pfc. Peter D. Wagler, 18, of Partridge, Kan.

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