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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 498-03
July 10, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Christopher P. Geiger, 38, of Allentown, Pa., died on July 9 in Bagram, Afghanistan. Geiger died of a non-combat related cause while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Geiger was assigned to the 213th Area Support Group, Allentown, Pa.