DoD Identifies Army Casualties
March 01, 2005

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 26 in Abertha, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated while they were on patrol. Both Soldiers were assigned to the Army’s 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

The Soldiers are:

Pfc. Min S. Choi, 21, of River Vale, N.J.

Pfc. Landon S. Giles, 19, of Indiana, Penn.

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