United States Department of Defense

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

 

            Spc. Genaro Acosta, 26, of Fair Oaks, Calif., was killed on Nov. 11 in Taji, Iraq.  Acosta was on patrol when his Bradley vehicle hit and detonated two improvised explosive devices.  Acosta died of his injuries.

 

            Acosta was assigned to 1^st Battalion, 44^th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 4^th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas.

 

            The incident is under investigation.