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

Pfc. Kevin A. Cuming, 22, of North White Plains, N.Y., died August 21 in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol came under rocket-propelled grenade attack. Cuming was assigned to the 1^st Squadron, 7^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

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