United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

 

The soldiers were killed on Dec. 22 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device struck their convoy.  Killed were: 

 

1^st Lt. Edward M. Saltz, 27, U.S. Army Reserve, of Bigfork, Mont., and

 

Pfc. Stuart W. Moore, 21, of Livingston, Texas. 

 

Both Soldiers were assigned to 2^nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1^st Armored Division, based in Giessen, Germany.

 

The incident is under investigation.