IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 061-06
January 23, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four
soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Al
Huwijah, Iraq on Jan. 20, when an improvised explosive device detonated near
their HMMWV during patrol operations.
Killed were:
Staff Sgt. Rickey Scott, 30, of Columbus, Ga.
Sgt. Dennis J. Flanagan, 22, of Inverness, Fla.
Spc. Clifton J. Yazzie, 23, of Fruitland, N.M.
Spc. Matthew C. Frantz, 23, of Lafayette, Ind.
Scott, Flanagan and Yazzie were assigned to the 1st Battalion,
327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division,
Fort Campbell, Ky.
Frantz was assigned to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st
Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.