IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 138-06
February 15, 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. Felipe J. Garcia Villareal, 26, of Burke, Va., died at
Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, of injuries
sustained in Ramadi, Iraq on Feb. 9, when his tent caught fire. Garcia
Villareal was assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer
Brigade, Warner Barracks, Bamberg, Germany.
The incident is under investigation.