United States Department of Defense

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

 

            Spc. Christopher J. Holland, 26, of Brunswick, Ga., was killed on Dec. 17 in Baghdad, Iraq.  Holland was part of a dismounted patrol when his unit was ambushed with small arms fire.  He died as a result of his injuries.  Holland was assigned to Battery A, 4^th Battalion, 27^th Field Artillery Regiment, 1^st Armored Division, based in Smith Barracks, Germany.

 

            The incident is under investigation.