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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1181-07
October 02, 2007

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
            Sgt. Chirasak Vidhyarkorn, 32, of Queens, N.Y., died Sept. 29 in Diwaniyah, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 142nd Field Artillery Regiment, Camp Shelby, Miss.
 
            The incident is under investigation.
 
            For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Mississippi National Guard, public affairs office at 601-313-6184 .