Pentagon Identifies Army Casualty (OIF)

News in Balance:

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2009 -- The following news release made available Sunday by the U.S. Department of Defense is the text of a statement identifying a casualty:

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

Spc. Chancellor A. Keesling, 25, of Indianapolis, Ind., died June 19 in Baghdad, Iraq of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 961st Engineer Company, Sharonville, Ohio.

The circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation.

(Report from a U.S. Defense Department news release.)

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