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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 640-09
August 21, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 

                Army 1st Sgt. Jose S.N. Crisostomo, 59, of Inarajan, Guam, died Aug. 18 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.  He was assigned to International Security Assistance Force Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.

               

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