IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 315-06
April 13, 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 of injuries
sustained in Taji, Iraq on April 11, when an improvised explosive device
detonated near their Bradley Fighting Vehicle and they subsequently came
under small arms fire during combat operations. All three soldiers were
assigned to the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Sgt. Joseph A. Blanco, 25, of Bloomington, Calif.

Spc. James F. Costello III, 27, of St. Louis, Mo.

Pfc. George R. Roehl Jr., 21, of Manchester, N.H.

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