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A Texas Soldier Makes History

News8Austin: Texas soldier was 2,000th war casualty

SAN ANTONIO -- A soldier who listed his official home as Killeen died over the weekend at Brooke Army Medical Center, becoming the 2,000th service member to die in the Iraq war.

Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Jr. died Saturday from injuries he suffered five days earlier. The Defense Department says that an improvised bomb detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Samarra.

Alexander, 34, was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Ga.

Officials at Fort Hood say Alexander was born in Virginia and was last stationed at Fort Hood in 1996.

The Pentagon also reported the death of Sgt. Jacob D. Dones of Dimmitt, southwest of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.

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I withhold comment out of respect for the dead.

Posted by drizzten on October 25, 2005 11:28 PM |

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