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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 757-09
October 01, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 

                Spc. Ross E. Vogel, III, 27, of Red Lion, Pa., died Sept. 29 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 67th Signal Battalion, 35th Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Ga.

 

                The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.

 

                For more information the media may contact the Fort Gordon public affairs office at (706) 791-6001.