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

            Pfc. Brandon R. Sapp, 21, of Lake Worth, Fla., died August 15 in Najaf, Iraq, when his M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle hit an improvised explosive device.  Sapp was assigned to the Army’s 2^nd Battalion, 7^th Cavalry Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

 

            The incident is under investigation.

 

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