Saturday, December 09, 2006
What gives you the right to fuck with our lives: LXXXVI:
No. 1258-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 09, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 6 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Giessen, Germany.

Killed were:

Capt. Travis L. Patriquin, 32, of Texas.

Spc. Vincent J. Pomante III, 22, of Westerville, Ohio.

For further information related to this release, contact the 1st Armored Division Public Affairs Office at 011-49-0611-705-4859.
--Spencer Ackerman