IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 002-06
January 2, 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. Marcelino R. Corniel, 23, of La Puente, Calif., died in
Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 31, when an enemy mortar attack occurred in the
vicinity of his observation post. Corniel was assigned to the Army National
Guard's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, Fullerton, Calif.