Monday, May 14, 2007
The morning paper's ink stains my fingers: CCCXXI:
No. 578-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2007
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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.

Spc. Michael K. Frank, 36, of Great Falls, Mont., died of injuries suffered in Baghdad May 10, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information on this soldier, contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.
--Spencer Ackerman