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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 084-11
February 01, 2011

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Jan. 29 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.

            Killed were:

            Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22, of Bennett, Colo.; and

            Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, of Coon Rapids, Iowa.

            For more information, media should contact the Fort Bragg public affairs office at 910-396-5600.