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Spc. Shawn D. Sykes of Portsmouth, Va., died May 7, 2009

RIP_09  (View posts) Posted: 10 May 2009 11:17AM GMT
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Surnames: Sykes
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 308-09
May 08, 2009
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Shawn D. Sykes, 28, of Portsmouth, Va., died May 7 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered from an accident that occurred May 5 at Combat Outpost Crazy Horse, Iraq. He was assigned to 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

For more information the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.

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