IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 040-06
January 16, 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 near Al
Sukar, Iraq, on Jan. 13, when their OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter came
under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Both soldiers were
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
Killed were:
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mitchell K. Carver, Jr., 31, of
Charlotte, N.C.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle E. Jackson, 28, of Sarasota, Fla.
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