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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 769-09
October 05, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 

Staff Sgt. Thomas D. Rabjohn, 39, of Litchfield Park, Ariz., died Oct. 3 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during an attempt to disarm it.  He was assigned to the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Coolidge, Ariz.

 

For more information the media may contact the Arizona National Guard public affairs office at (602) 267-2550, or (602) 206-7659.