DoD Identifies Army Casualty
April 12, 2004

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

Staff Sgt. Don S. McMahan, 31, of Nashville, Tenn., died April 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked his convoy. McMahan was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, 1st Armored Division, in Baumholder, Germany.

The incident is under investigation.

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