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Author: RIP_10
Surnames: Castro
Classification: death
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http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13849
IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 789-10
August 31, 2010
DOD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who
were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 28 in Babur, Afghanistan, of
wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.
Killed were: (See Link for Complete Release)
Spc. Andrew J. Castro, 20, of Westlake Village, Calif.
Castro was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs
office at 270-798-3025.
U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
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