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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1194-07
October 08, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
            Spc. Vincent G. Kamka, 23, of Everett, Wash., died Oct. 4 in Bayji, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
 
            The Soldier’s death is under investigation.
 
            For more information related to this release, the media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.