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"TwoThousandand EightyNineDEAD"

24/04/2006 5:39 PM

James W. Gardner, 22, of Glasgow, Ky

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 303-06
April 11, 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.



Spc. James W. Gardner, 22, of Glasgow, Ky., died in Tal Afar,
Iraq, on April 10, from a non-combat related cause. Gardner was assigned to
the 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade,
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.