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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 282-08
April 08, 2008

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 6 in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with indirect fire.
 
            Killed were:
 
            Col. Stephen K. Scott, 54, of New Market, Ala. He was assigned to the 356th Quartermaster Battalion, Laurel, Miss., and
 
            Maj. Stuart A. Wolfer, 36, of Coral Springs, Fla. He was assigned to the 11th Battalion, 104th Division, Boise, Idaho.
 
            For more information on Col. Scott, the media may contact the 81st Regional Readiness Command at (205) 795-1690.
 
            For more information on Maj. Wolfer, the media may contact Lt. Col. Tim Marsano at (208) 422-5268.