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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1138-10
December 13, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Spc. Ethan L. Goncalo, 21, of Fall Rivers, Mass., died Dec. 11 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Worcester, Mass.

            For more information, the media may contact the Massachusetts National Guard public affairs office at 508-233-6562.