kolmapäev, jaanuar 18, 2006
Dustin Kendall
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Missouri soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
CONWAY, Mo. - A soldier from southwest Missouri was killed in Iraq when his Humvee accidentally struck a tank and rolled, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
Army Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, died Sunday in Baqubah, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo.
The accident is under investigation, the military said.
As of Tuesday, at least 2,220 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,741 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include six military civilians.
The AP count is four lower than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday.
Missouri soldier dies in Iraq
Associated Press
CONWAY, Mo. - A soldier from southwest Missouri was killed in Iraq when his Humvee accidentally struck a tank and rolled, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
Army Spc. Dustin L. Kendall, 21, of Conway, died Sunday in Baqubah, northwest of Baghdad. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo.
The accident is under investigation, the military said.
As of Tuesday, at least 2,220 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,741 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include six military civilians.
The AP count is four lower than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday.
