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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1324-05
December 25, 2005

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 23, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV.  Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve's 351st Civil Affairs Command, Mountain View, Calif.

             Killed were:

             Sgt. Regina C. Reali, 25, of Fresno, Calif.

 

            Sgt. Cheyenne C. Willey, 36, of Fremont, Calif.

 

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