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Surnames: Cason
Classification: Death
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No. 273-04
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2004
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of eight soldiers
supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on April 4, in Baghdad, Iraq, when their
units were attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Eight soldiers
were assigned to two units at Fort Hood, Texas, while one soldier was assigned in Germany.
Killed were:
Soldiers killed from the Army’s 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas were:
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Spc. Ahmed A. Cason, 24, of McCalla, Ala.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs
at (703) 692-2000.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040407-0531.html
Please follow link for the complete news release.
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