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DOD Identifies Army Casualty, August 24, 2011


Washington, DC–(ENWESPF)–August 24, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

1st Lt. Timothy J. Steele, 25, of Duxbury, Mass., died Aug. 23 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Source: defense.gov


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