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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 0020-08
January 08, 2008

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

         CORRECTION
        
         The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
         Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson, 23, of Kenosha, Wis., died Jan. 7 in Salmon Pak, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.
 
        The incident is under investigation.
 
        For more information media may contact the Fort Benning public affairs office at (706) 545-3512; after hours, call (706) 545-2218.