Friday, November 17, 2006
What gives you the right to fuck with our lives: XLIX:
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense

No. 1171-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2006
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Sgt. 1st Class Tung M. Nguyen, 38, of Tracy, Calif., died Nov. 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.

For further information related to this release the media can contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005.
--Spencer Ackerman