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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 399-06
May 04, 2006

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Sgt. Joseph E. Proctor, 38, of Indianapolis, Ind., died May 3 in Tammin, Iraq when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device detonated near his observation post during  dismounted combat patrol operations.  Proctor was assigned to the Army National Guard's 638th Battalion (Aviation), Shelbyville, Ind.

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