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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 388-11
May 07, 2011

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Spc. Riley S. Spaulding, 21, of Sheridan, Texas, died May 4 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident.  He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

            For more information, the media may contact U.S. Army Europe public affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-5816 or ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil.