The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Soldiers supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Sept. 18 in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device hit their convoy vehicle. Both were assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Killed were:

Sgt. Thomas C. Rosenbaum, 25, of Hope, Ark.

Pfc. James W. Price, 22, of Cleveland, Tenn.

The incident is under investigation.

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