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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 138-05
February 08, 2005

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 

Spc. Jeremy O. Allmon, 22, of Cleburne, Texas, died Feb. 6 in Taji, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Allmon was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

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