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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 604-06
June 26, 2006

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Spc. Channing G. Singletary, 30, of Sylvester, Ga., died in Baghdad, Iraq on June 23, from a non-combat-related cause.  Singletary was assigned to the Army National Guard's 122nd Support Center, Savannah, Ga.

The incident is under investigation.

Media with questions about this soldier can call the Georgia National Guard Public Affairs Office at (678) 569-6064.