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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1283-04
December 13, 2004

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 5 in Habbaniyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV. Both were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Greaves, Korea.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Marvin L. Trost III, 28, of Goshen, Ind.

Spc. Edwin W. Roodhouse, 36, of San Jose, Calif.

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