DoD Identifies Army Casualty
October 14, 2008

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

Spc. Geoffrey G. Johnson, 28, of Lubbock, Texas, died on Oct. 12 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

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