IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 141-06
February 15, 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.
Cpl. Andrew J. Kemple, 23, of Cambridge, Minn., died in Tikrit,
Iraq on Feb. 12, when his HMMWV came under small arms fire during combat
operations. Kemple was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell,
Ky.