DoD Identifies Army Casualty
April 23, 2005

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

Pfc. Gavin J. Colburn, 20, of Waverly, Ohio., died April 22 along a supply route in Iraq when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Colburn was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 542nd Transportation Company, Kingsbury, Ind.

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