DoD Identifies Army Casualty
November 12, 2007

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

Spc. Jermaine D. Franklin, 22, of Arlington, Texas, died Nov. 9, in Jisr Naft, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the

1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at (270) 793-9966.