DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. 970-12
December 11, 2012


DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Wesley R. Williams, 25, of New Carlisle, Ohio, died Dec. 10 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, under control of the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. For more information the media may contact the 7th Infantry Division public affairs office by calling 253-477-5602 or 253-477-0173/0174. After 5 p.m. PST, call 253-477-5543, and ask for the 7th Infantry Division Public Affairs Officer on call.

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