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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 801-03
October 29, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

            Spec. Isaac Campoy, 21, of Douglas, Ariz, was killed on Oct. 28 in Baqubah, Iraq.   Campoy was fatally injured when his tank was hit with an improvised explosive device.

 

            Campoy was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

            The incident is under investigation.