http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.diraimondo/mb.ashx 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z http://c.ancestry.com/s/0/p/0/i/logo.gif http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.diraimondo/mb.ashx 175 38 http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.diraimondo/1/mb.ashx <br> No. 016-04<br>IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2004<br>DoD Identifies Army Casualties<br><br> The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were killed when their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed Jan. 8 near Fallujah, Iraq. The soldiers were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Killed were:<br><br> Spc. Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, of Simi Valley, Calif. Diraimondo was assigned to the 571st Medical Company (Air Ambulance), based in Fort Carson, Colo.<br><br> <br> <br> This incident is under investigation.<br><br><a href="http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040109-0241.html" target="_blank">http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040109-0241.htm...</a><br><br>Please follow link for the complete news release.<br><br>________________________________________<br><br>Disclaimer: Not related to this person. This news release is being submitted for its genealogical value: name, age, hometown, date, place and cause of death, and military service. No political viewpoint is being expressed. 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z jasche http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.diraimondo/1/mb.ashx