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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 551-03
July 28, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Spc. Ramon Reyes Torres, 29, Caguas, Puerto Rico, was killed on July 16 in Baghdad, Iraq.  Reyes Torres was killed as he sought cover from a passing truck that contained a command detonated device.

Reyes Torres was assigned to the 432nd Transportation Company, Ceiba, Puerto Rico.