Three Soldiers Killed in Iraq; DoD Identifies Casualties

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Date: 05.16.2006
Posted: 07.04.2025 05:03
News ID: 538628

Three soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Iraq today and yesterday, and the Defense Department released the names of earlier casualties.

A roadside bomb explosion in southern Baghdad today killed a Multinational Division Baghdad soldier who was conducting a dismounted patrol.

Two Task Force Band of Brothers soldiers from 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, were killed near Balad yesterday when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

The soldiers' names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Meanwhile, the Defense Department has announced the identities of eight Marines and five soldiers who died supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Four Marines died May 11 as a result of a vehicle accident in Anbar province. All four were assigned to the 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Killed were:

(Compiled from Multinational Force Iraq and Defense Department news releases.)

Story by American Forces Press Service