DoD Identifies Army Casualties

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DoD Identifies Army Casualties

March 22, 2004

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 6 soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.Killed were:

Pvt. Dustin L. Kreider, 19, of Riverton, Kan., died March 21 near Samarra, Iraq during a unit weapon test-firing incident. Kreider was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Schweinfurt, Germany.

Pfc. Christopher E. Hudson, 21, of Carmel, Ind., died March 21 in Baghdad, Iraq when his military vehicle was hit with an Improvised Explosive Device. Hudson was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 12th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Maj. Mark D. Taylor, 41, of Stockton, Calif., died on March 20, in Fallujah, Iraq, when his living area came under a rocket attack. Maj. Taylor was assigned to the 782nd Main Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Spc. Matthew J. Sandri, 24, of Shamokin, Penn., died on March 20, in Fallujah, Iraq, when his living area came under a rocket attack. Spc. Sandri was assigned to the 82nd Forward Support Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division also based at Fort Bragg, N.C.

1st Lt. Michael W. Vega, 41, of Lathrop, Calif., died March 20 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained when his military vehicle rolled over in Diwaniyah, Iraq, on March 11. Vega was assigned to the 223rd Military Intelligence Company, 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Army National Guard, based in Sacramento, Calif.

Pfc. Jason C. Ludlam, 22, of Arlington, Texas, died March 19 in Ba’qubah, Iraq, when he was electrocuted while laying telephone wires. Ludlam was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, based in Vilseck, Germany.

The incidents are under investigation.

For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.

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