DoD Identifies Army Casualty
January 24, 2005

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

Capt. Joe F. Lusk II, 25, of Reedley, Calif., died Jan. 21 in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of non-combat related injuries. Lusk was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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