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

 

            Cpl. Jason F. Lemke, 30, of West Allis, Wis., died Jan. 5 in Ibrahim Al Adham, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2^nd Battalion, 23^rd Infantry Regiment, 4^th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2^nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

 

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