Wednesday, April 11, 2007
The morning paper's ink stains my fingers: CCLXXVII:
No. 412 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2007
Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132
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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 April 8 in Baghdad, Iraq, when their unit came in contact with enemy forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire.They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Harrison Brown, 31, of Prichard, Ala.

Pfc. David N. Simmons, 20, of Kokomo, Ind.

For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the Fort Benning public affairs office at (706) 545-3283.
--Spencer Ackerman