IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 005-06
January 3, 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. Ayman A. Taha, 31, ofVienna, Va., died in Balad,
Iraq, on Dec. 30, when he was preparing a munitions cache for demolition and
the cache exploded. Taha was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special
Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
For further information related to this release, contact Army
Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.