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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 039-06
January 15, 2006

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

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

Petty Officer First Class  Michael Anthony Jordan, 35, of Augusta, Ga., died in an automobile accident Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Manama, Bahrain.  Jordan was assigned to Destroyer Squadron 50, Bahrain.

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