Officials Identify Two Soldiers Killed in Iraq

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2007 – Defense Department officials identified two soldiers killed in Iraq while supporting the global war on terrorism.

Army Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, of Sabine Pass, Texas, died Jan. 9 in Baqubah, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire. Berg was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Maj. Michael L. Mundell, 47, of Brandenburg, Ky., died Jan. 5 in Fallujah, of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Mundell was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), Spartanburg, S.C.

(Compiled from Defense Department news releases.)