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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 635-07
May 24, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
 
            Killed were:
 
            Staff Sgt. Shannon V. Weaver, 28, Urich, Mo.
 
            Sgt. Brian D. Ardron, 32, of Acworth, Ga.
 
            Cpl. Michael W. Davis, 22, of San Marcos, Texas.
 
            For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at (907) 384-1542.