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Sgt. Mitchell W. Young of Jonesboro, Ga., died July 13, 2008

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Sgt. Mitchell W. Young of Jonesboro, Ga., died July 13, 2008

RIP_08  (View posts) Posted: 16 Jul 2008 11:49AM GMT
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Surnames: Young
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=1...

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 896-08
July 14, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Master Sgt. Mitchell W. Young, 39, of Jonesboro, Ga., died on July 13 of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Kajaki Sofla, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

For further information, media may contact the U.S. Army Special Operations Command public affairs office at (910) 432-6005, or visit the Web site: http://news.soc.mil/ .

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