The Department of Defense announced today the Feb. 19 death in Khalidiyah, Iraq, of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died of injuries sustained from small arms fire and an improvised explosive device attack. Killed were:

2^nd Lt. Jeffrey C. Graham, 24, of Elizabethtown, Ky.

Spc. Roger G. Ling, 20, of Douglaston, N.Y.

Both soldiers were assigned to Company C, 1^st Battalion, 34^th Armor Regiment, 1^st Brigade Combat Team, Fort Riley, Kan.

The incident is under investigation.

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