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Press Release | July 5, 2017

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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Release No: NR-252-17 
July 5, 2017

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

Pfc. Hansen B. Kirkpatrick, 19, of Wasilla, Alaska, died July 3, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, from wounds received during an indirect fire attack. The incident is under investigation.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

For more information, contact the Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office at (919) 594-3391.