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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 581-10
July 06, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

                Sgt. Jordan E. Tuttle , 22,  of West Monroe, La., died July 2 at Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident.  He was a member of the 156th Army Band in Bossier City, La., and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Orleans, La. 

                For more information, the media may contact the Louisiana National Guard public affairs office at 318-641-5611 or 318-792-7292.