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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 104-09
February 17, 2009

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Cpl. Stephen S. Thompson, 23, of Tulsa, Okla., died Feb. 14 in Baghdad of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

            Thompson's death is under investigation.

            For more information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 287-2520.