IGTNT: 3/15/2007
Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 02:23:57 AM PDT
I Got the News Today (3/15/2007 Edition). Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the name of one soldier killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. According to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count the number of names released by the DoD is now 3194 and there are seven more names of the deceased awaiting notification of the next of kin before being publicly released.
Please read yesterday's diary Sorrow Sisters by silvercedes.
More after the flip.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Douglas C. Stone, 49, of Taylorsville, Utah, died Mar. 11 in Iraq of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident. His death is under investigation.
Stone was assigned to the 96th Regional Readiness Command, Salt Lake City.
DoD News Release
Stone's family in Utah has requested that media not contact them, at least initially, McKinney said. He added that the family has also asked media to refrain from discussing possible causes of death until the investigation is complete.
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All of the U.S. fatalities can be seen here or here. They all had loved ones, families and friends. The DoD news releases are here.
I Got the News Today is a diary series intended to honor, respect and remind. Click here for the previous diary in this series or click the igtnt tag., This diary series is maintained by Sandy On Signal, monkeybiz, silvercedes and myself.
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