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

Sgt. Seth K. Garceau, 27, of Oelwein, Iowa, died March 4 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 27 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle. Garceau was assigned to the Army National Guard's 224th Engineer Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, Fairfield, Iowa.

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