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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 613-10
July 13, 2010

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Spc. Nathaniel D. Garvin, 20, of Radcliff, Ky., died July 12 at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan (Kandahar, Afghanistan), of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

            For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270-798-3025.

            UPDATE:  July 15, 2010 - Pfc. Garvin was posthumously promoted to specialist.