Saturday, January 13, 2007
What gives you the right to fuck with our lives: CXLII:
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense

No. 040-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2007
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
Public/Industry(703) 428-0711

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21, of Peoria, Ariz., died Jan. 7 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained during combat operations.He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

For further information on this soldier, contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993.
--Spencer Ackerman
I really appreciate your making these posts. FWIW, I think the f-bomb you drop in the subject line diminishes them a bit. The posts ask us to be mindful of a person's death. Understatement would seem to me a more appropriate and effective approach than swearing.
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