Press Release 20110404-02
April 4, 2011

BAGHDAD - A U.S. service member died today in a non-hostile incident in central Iraq.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

The names of deceased service members are announced through the U.S. Department of Defense official website http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/.

The announcements are published on the website no earlier than 24 hours following notification of the service member's primary next of kin.

The incident is currently under investigation.