DoD Identifies Army Casualty
August 12, 2005

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

Spc. Miguel Carrasquillo, 25, of River Grove, Ill., died on Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Carrasquillo was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 76th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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