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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 034-04
January 16, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Sgt. Keicia M. Hines, 27, of Citrus Heights, Calif., died on Jan. 14 when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq.  Hines was assigned to the 108th Military Police, Combat Support Co., Fort Bragg, N.C. 

            This incident is under investigation.