IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 178-06
March 1, 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.
Sgt. Dimitri Muscat, 21, of Aurora, Colo., died in Balad, Iraq,
on Feb. 24, of non-combat related injuries sustained earlier that day in
Samarra, Iraq. Muscat was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.