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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 500-02
October 03, 2002

DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY SOLDIER KILLED IN PHILIPPINES

The Department of Defense identified today the Special Forces soldier killed in the Philippines yesterday. Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson, 40, of Glennie, Mich., was killed in an explosion at an open-air market outside the gate of Camp Enrile Malagutay, in Zamboanga, Philippines.

Jackson was assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group, Ft. Lewis, Wash.