United States Department of Defense

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

                Spc. Justin D. Coleman, 21, of Spring Hill, Fla., died July 24 in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.  He was assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 32^nd Infantry Regiment, 3^rd Brigade Combat Team, 10^th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

                For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-7267.