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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 572-08
July 07, 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 Anthony L. Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Ark., died on July 5 of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas Army National Guard, Heber Springs, Ark.
 
            The incident is under investigation.
 
            For more information media may contact the Arkansas National Guard public affairs office at (501) 212-5023 or after hours at (501) 590-0318.