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Surnames: Castro
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December 09, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of five soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 6 in Hawijah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an
improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle while on patrol.
Killed were:
Sgt. Jesse J.J. Castro, 22, of Chalan Pago, American Samoa.
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