DoD Identifies Army Casualty
June 06, 2005

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

Spc. Carrie L. French, 19, of Caldwell, Idaho, died June 5 in Kirkuk, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit the front of her convoy vehicle and detonated. French was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 145th Support Battalion, Boise, Idaho.

For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.