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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 761-09
October 01, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

 
            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
 
            Staff Sgt. Alex French IV, 31, of Milledgeville, Ga., died Sept. 30 in Kwhost, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using an improvised-explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Lawrenceville, Ga.
 
            For more information the media may contact the Georgia Army National Guard public affairs office at (678) 569-6064.