DIYbanter - KILLED IN ACTION Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes, 25, of Sims, Ark.

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 264-07
March 08, 2007

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DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of
six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Mar. 5
in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their
unit during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne
Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Killed we

Staff Sgt. Justin M. Estes, 25, of Sims, Ark.

Staff Sgt. Robert M. Stanley, 27, of Spotsylvania, Va.

Sgt. Andrew C. Perkins, 27, of Northglenn, Colo.

Spc. Ryan M. Bell, 21, of Colville, Wash.

Spc. Justin A. Rollins, 22, of Newport, N.H.

Pfc. Cory C. Kosters, 19, of The Woodlands, Texas.

For more information in regard to this release the media
can contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910)
432-0661.