DOD Identifies Army Casualty
July 19, 2011

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Sgt. Mark A. Cofield, 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died July 17 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.

For more information, the media may contact the XVIII Airborne Corps public affairs office at 910-643-4593.