Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20071217-05
December 17, 2007

MNC-I Soldier dies from non-combat related injury
Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

LSA ANACONDA, Iraq – A U.S. Soldier died as a result of a non-combat related injury in the vicinity of Camp Taji, Iraq, today.

The Soldier was taken to a nearby Coalition Forces medical facility for emergency life-support treatment and was subsequently pronounced dead by the attending medical official there.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.      

The incident is under investigation.

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