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DOD Identifies Army Casualty, June 16, 2011


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pvt. Ryan J. Larson, 19, of Friendship, Wis., died June 15 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Source: defense.gov


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