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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 557-10
June 29, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

                 Pfc. Bryant J. Haynes, 21, of Epps, La., died June 26 in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.  He was assigned to the 199th Support Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard, Alexandria, La.

                 For more information on this soldier, media may contact the Louisiana National Guard public affairs office at 318-641-5611.