IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 290-06
April 7, 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. Dustin J. Harris, 21, of Patten, Maine, died in Bayji, Iraq
on April 6, when an improvised device detonated while he was conducting
dismounted patrol operations. Harris was assigned to the 172nd Brigade
Support Battalion, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright,
Alaska.