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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 509-08
June 17, 2008

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
            Sgt. 1st Class Gerard M. Reed, 40, of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., died June 11 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 86th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky.
 
            This incident is under investigation.
 
            For more information the media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at (270) 798-9966.