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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 931-07
July 26, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Sgt. Courtney D. Finch, 27, of Leavenworth, Kan., died July 24 in Qayyarah, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 714th Maintenance Company, Kansas Army National Guard, Topeka, Kan.
 
The incident is under investigation.
 
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Kansas National Guard public affairs office at (785) 274-1192.