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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 062-03
February 07, 2003

DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER KILLED IN KUWAIT

The Department of Defense identified today the Army National Guard soldier killed in Kuwait yesterday. Spc. Brian M. Clemens, 19, of Kokomo, Ind., died as a result of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle rollover. Four other soldiers were injured. The incident is under investigation.

Clemens was assigned to C Company, 1-293rd Infantry, Fort Wayne, Ind.