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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 360-04
April 22, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Spc. Christopher D. Gelineau, 23 of Portland, Maine, died April 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Gelineau was assigned to the Army National Guards 133rd Engineer Battalion, Gardiner, Maine.

The incident is under investigation.

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