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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 144-05
February 09, 2005

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 

Spc. Richard M. Crane, 25, of Independence, Mo., died Feb. 8, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of non-combat related injuries. Crane was assigned to the Army Reserves 325th Field Hospital, Independence, Mo.

 

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