DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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12/31/2012 07:44 AM CST

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. 1007-12
December 31, 2012


DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Markie T. Sims, 20, of Citra, Fla., died Dec. 29 in Panjwal, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 38th Engineer Company, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information, media may contact I Corps Public Affairs, Joint Base Lewis-McChord at 253-208-0576.

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