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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 893-03
November 25, 2003

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            CW2 Christopher G. Nason, 39, of California, was killed on Nov. 23 between Mosul and Dihok, Iraq.  Nason died of injuries sustained in a vehicular accident.  Nason was assigned to A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz.

            The incident is under investigation.