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DoD Identifies Army Casualties
 
                The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.  They died Sept. 3 in Baqubah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over.  The soldiers were assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
 
            Killed were:
 
            Staff Sgt. Todd W. Selge, 25, of Burnsville, Minn.; and
 
            Spc. Jordan M. Shay, 22, of Salisbury, Mass.
 
            The incident is under investigation.
 
            For further information contact the Fort Lewis Public Affairs Office, (253) 967-0147 // 0152, or after-hours (253) 967-0015.
 
 
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
 
                 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  
 
            Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin P. Castiglione, 21, of Howell, Mich., died Sept. 3 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Battalion.  
 
            For further information related to this release, contact II Marine Expeditionary Force Public Affairs at (910) 545-5718.
 
May no combat loss go unacknowledged
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