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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1040-11
December 23, 2011

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Spc. Mikayla A. Bragg, 21, of Longview, Wash., died Dec. 21 in Khowst province, Afghanistan.  She was assigned to the 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.

            For more information please contact Fort Knox public affairs office at 502-613-3051 or patrick.k.hodges@us.army.mil .