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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 606-05
June 15, 2005

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death oftwo soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on June 13 in Ramadi, Iraq, where their military vehicle came under a grenade attack while conducting combat operations. Both soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

 

The soldiers are:

 

Sgt. Larry R. Kuhns Jr., 24, of Austintown, Ohio.

 

Spc. Anthony D. Kinslow, 21, of Westerville, Ohio.

 

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