IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 227-06
March 17, 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.
Pfc. Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19, of San Bruno, Calif., died in
Baghdad, Iraq on March 15, when his traffic control point came under mortar
attack during combat operations. Zawaydeh was assigned to the Army's 2nd
Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air
Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.