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

           Sgt. Christopher S. Potts, 38, of Tiverton, R.I., died Oct. 3 in Taji, Iraq, as his unit was conducting traffic control operations and enemy forces attacked them using small arms fire.  Potts was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1^st Battalion, 103^rd Field Artillery Regiment, Providence, R.I.

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