IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 296-06
April 10, 2006

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DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier
who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.



Sgt. 1st Class Gregory S. Rogers, 42, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died
in Ar Ramadi, Iraq on April 9, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV during convoy operations. Rogers was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.