IMMEDIATE RELEASE  No. 1298-07
November 08, 2007  
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Sgt. Lui Tumanuvao, 29, of Fagaalu, American Samoa, died Nov. 7 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.
 
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at (912) 767-2479.

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U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/

Media Contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public Contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE  No. 1298-07
November 08, 2007  
________________________________

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Sgt. Lui Tumanuvao, 29, of Fagaalu, American Samoa, died Nov. 7 in Arab Jabour, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he was struck by an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.
 
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at (912) 767-2479.

________________________________

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

On the Web: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/

Media Contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public Contact: http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1