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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 750-06
August 05, 2006

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

 
            Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Suplee, 39, of Ocala, Fla., died on Aug 3 at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, Fla., of injuries sustained on Apr 1 in Kabul, Afghanistan, when his HMMWV was involved in a traffic accident.  Suplee was assigned to the National Guard 153rd Cavalry Squadron, Ocala, Fla.

           

            Media with questions about this soldier can contact the Florida National Guard public affairs office at (904) 823-0168.