IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 299-06
April 11, 2006

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DoD Identifies Marine Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.



Lance Cpl. Juana NavarroArellano, 24, of Ceres, Calif., died
April 8 from wounds received while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar
province, Iraq. She was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd
Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.