DoD Identifies Army Casualty Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 1127-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 07, 2006
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Douglas C. Desjardins, 24, of Mesa, Ariz., died Nov. 5 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A1 Abrams tank during combat operations. Desjardins was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Giessen, Germany.
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