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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 120-05
February 02, 2005

DoD Identifies Department of the Army Civilian Casualty

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

 

Barbara Heald, 60, of Stamford, Conn., died Jan.29 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the Republic National Palace was hit by a mortar round. Heald worked for the Project and Contracting Office - Finance.

 

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