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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 298-03
May 02, 2003 |
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DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTY
The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, of Springfield, Mo., was killed on May 1, 2003, in Al Habbaniyah, Iraq. Givens was parked in an M-1 main battle tank alongside the bank of the Euphrates River. The riverbank gave way resulting in the tank falling into the river.
Givens was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.
The incident is under investigation.
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