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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 451-04
May 13, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Spc. Kyle A. Brinlee, 21, of Pryor, Okla., died May 11 in Al Asad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Brinlee was assigned to the Army National Guards Detachment 1, Company B, 120th Combat Engineer Battalion, Pryor, Okla.

The incident is under investigation.

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