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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 340-03
May 19, 2003

DOD IDENTIFIES ARMY CASUALTY

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor, 31, of Wichita Falls, Texas, died 17 May, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taylor suffered a heart attack after completing physical training.

Taylor was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.