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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 708-06
July 25, 2006

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

 

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

 

            Spc. Stephen W. Castner, 27, of Cedarburg, Wis., died on July 24, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMMV during combat operations in Tallil, Iraq.  Castner was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, Milwaukee, Wis.

 

            Media with questions about this soldier can contact the Wisconsin National Guard Public Affairs Office at (608) 242-3050.

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