DoD Identifies Army Casualty
September 23, 2005

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

Spc. Scott P. McLaughlin, 29, of Hardwick, Vt., died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 22 as a result of enemy small arms fire. McLaughlin was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 172nd Armor Regiment, 42nd Armor Division, St. Albans, Vt.

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