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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 832-04
August 26, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Spc. Charles L. Neeley, 19, of Mattoon, Ill., died Aug. 25 in Tikrit, Iraq, when his tractor-trailer rolled over as he attempted to access a pontoon bridge. Neeley was assigned to the Army Reserves 454th Transportation Company, Columbus, Ohio.

The incident is under investigation.

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