IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 102-06
February 5, 2006
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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. Jesse M. Zamora, 22, of Las Cruces, N.M., died in Bayji,
Iraq, on Feb. 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV. Zamora was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.