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

 

Maj. Alan G. Rogers, 40, of Hampton, Fla., died Jan. 27 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

 

For more information media may contact the Fort Riley public affairs office at (785) 239-3410.