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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1288-06
December 17, 2006

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Sgt. 1st Class Theodore A. Spatol, 59, of Thermopolis, Wyo., died of a non-combat related illness in Thermopolis on Dec. 14.  Spatol was assigned to the 1041st Engineer Company, Rock Springs, Wyo.

            For further information related to this release, contact the Wyoming National Guard Public Affairs Office at (307) 772-5253.