DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
December 26, 2006

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

Hospitalman Kyle A. Nolen, 21, of Ennis, Texas, died Dec. 21 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, as a result of enemy action. Nolen was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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