DoD Identifies Army Casualty
December 12, 2007

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

Cpl. Tanner J. O’Leary, 23, of Eagle Butte, S.D., died Dec. 9 in Musa Qal’eh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information media may contact the 82nd Airborne Division public affairs office at (910) 432-0661.