DoD Identifies Army Casualty
March 17, 2006

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

Pfc. Angelo A. Zawaydeh, 19, of San Bruno, Calif., died in Baghdad, Iraq on March 15, when his traffic control point came under mortar attack during combat operations. Zawaydeh was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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