IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 079-06
January 30, 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. Brian J. Schoff, 22, of Manchester, Tenn., died in Baghdad,
Iraq on Jan. 28, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his
HMMWV. Schoff was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.