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– 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coastal Chile

Posted by StevenLeeDouglasWV on January 2, 2011
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– 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coastal Chile, about 43 miles northwest of Temuco, the U.S.G.S said.

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Fallen But Not Forgotten

Posted by StevenLeeDouglasWV on January 2, 2011
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1188-10
January 02, 2011
 

 
DOD Identifies Army Casualty

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

            Sgt. Michael J. Beckerman, 25, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., died Dec. 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to 2nd Brigade Support Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. 

            For more information, the media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 270-798-3025.
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