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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 832-07
July 05, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
1st Lt. Christopher N. Rutherford, 25, of Newport, Ohio, died July 2 near Bayji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.  He was assigned to the Forward Support Company, 19th Engineer Battalion, Fort Knox, Ky.
 
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