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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1228-06
December 04, 2006
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 2 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during security operations. They were assigned to the 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry, Crookston, Minn.

Killed were:

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Spc. Corey J. Rystad, 20, of Red Lake Falls, Minn.

For further information on this release, contact the Minnesota National Guard public affairs office at (651) 282-4684.