MMEDIATE RELEASE No. 211-06
March 14, 2006

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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.



Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson, 21, of Sauk City, Wis., died
March 13 in a non-hostile vehicle accident in Afghanistan. He was assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.