IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 173-06
February 28, 2006

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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died near Balad,
Iraq, on Feb. 22, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their
Bradley Fighting Vehicle. All three soldiers were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed we

Staff Sgt. Curtis T. Howard II, 32, of Ann Arbor, Mich.

Sgt. Gordon F. Misner II, 23, of Sparks, Nev.

Spc. Thomas J. Wilwerth, 21, of Mastic, N.Y.

For further information related to this release, contact Army
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