IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 179-06
March 1, 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.
Pvt. Joshua F. Powers, 21, of Skiatook, Okla., died in Baghdad,
Iraq on Feb. 24, from a non-combat related injury. Powers was assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st
Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.