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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
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| IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
No. 257-03
April 18, 2003 |
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DOD IDENTIFIES AIR FORCE CASUALTY
The Department of Defense announced today that Capt. Eric B. Das, 30, of Amarillo, Texas, was killed in action April 7 while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Das was assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
Das was the pilot of an F-15E that went down April 7 during a combat mission in Iraq. The incident remains under investigation.
The other F-15 crewmember's whereabouts is still unknown and search efforts continue.
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