IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 304-06
April 11, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries
sustained in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on April 9, when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their HMMWV during combat operations. The soldiers
were assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell,
Ky.
Killed were:
Sgt. 1st Class Randall L. Lamberson, 36, of Springfield, Mo.,
died in Balad, Iraq on April 10th.
Sgt. David S. Collins, 24, of Jasper Ga., died in Ar Ramadi,
Iraq, on April 9th.