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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 595-05
June 13, 2005

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 11 in Owesat Village, Iraq, when their armored personnel carrier was hit by an improvised explosive device. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army National Guard's 150th Combat Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Lucedale, Miss.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Larry R. Arnold Sr., 46, of Carriere, Miss.

Sgt. Terrance D. Lee Sr., 25, of Moss Point, Miss.

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