IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 003-06
January 2, 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.
Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Vanderhorn, 37, of Pierce, Wash., died
in As Sinia, Iraq, on Jan. 1, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near his HMMWV during patrol operations. Vanderhorn was assigned to the
Army's 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky