Monday, April 30, 2007
The morning paper's ink stains my fingers: CCCV:
No. 510-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 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 Apr. 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations.They were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Killed were:

Spc. Eddie D. Tamez, 21, of Galveston, Texas.

Pfc. David A. Kirkpatrick, 20, of Upland, Ind.

For more information in regard to this release the media can contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at (912) 767-2479.
--Spencer Ackerman