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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 518-07
May 01, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Apr. 28 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
 
Killed were:
 
Sgt. Glenn D. Hicks Jr., 24, of College Station, Texas.
 
Pfc. Jay-D H. Ornsby-Adkins, 21, of Ione, Calif.
 
Pvt. Cole E. Spencer, 21, of Gays, Ill.
 
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