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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 550-04
June 07, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, of Columbia, Mo. died in Taji, Iraq, on June 6 when his camp was hit by a mortar attack. Mora was assigned to the Army Reserves 245th Maintenance Company, St. Louis, Mo.

The incidents are under investigation.

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