DoD Identifies Army Casualties
September 08, 2008

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Killed were:

Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne, 29, of Fort Benning, Ga.

Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas, 22, of Battle Creek, Mich.

For more information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.