DoD Identifies Army Casualty
October 04, 2004

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

Sgt. Jack T. Hennessy, 21, of Naperville, Ill., died October 1st in Baghdad, Iraq, when his check point came under small arms fire. Hennessy was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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