DoD Identifies Army Casualty
February 05, 2006

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

Cpl. Jesse M. Zamora, 22, of Las Cruces, N.M., died in Bayji, Iraq, on Feb. 3, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV. Zamora was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

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