DOD Identifies Army Casualties

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DOD Identifies Army Casualties


The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of three soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.
They died June 29 in Badrah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with indirect fire. They were assigned to 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
Killed were:
Capt. David E. Van Camp, 29, of Wheeling, W.Va.;
Capt. Matthew G. Nielson, 27, of Jefferson, Iowa; and
Spc. Robert G. Tenney Jr., 29, Warner Robins, Ga.
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Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

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