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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 875-04
September 09, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

1st Lt. Timothy E. Price, 25, of Midlothian, Va., died September 7 when he came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Price was assigned to the Armys 127th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, V Corps, Hanau, Germany.

The incident is under investigation.

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