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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 429-04
May 07, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died May 5 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Spc. James E. Marshall, 19, of Tulsa, Okla.

Pfc. Bradley G. Kritzer, 18, of Irvona, Penn.

The incident is under investigation.

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