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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. 646-03
September 02, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. 1^st Class Mitchell A. Lane, 34, of Lompoc, Calif., died on Aug. 29 in Afghanistan. Lane fell approximately 25 feet when he was conducting a fast rope infiltration into a known enemy cave complex. Lane died of his injuries.

Lane was assigned to 2^nd Battalion, 3^rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.