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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 461-09
June 26, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

Spc. Joshua L. Hazlewood, 22, of Manvel, Texas, died June 25 in Arifjan, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment.

 

The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

 

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