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

                Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston, 21, of Eugene, Ore., died Oct. 24 at the National in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered on October 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when he received indirect fire.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

                For more information media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at (907) 384-1542. Naval Medical Center