07/06/05

Pvt. Anthony M. Mazzarella, 22, of Blue Springs, Mo., died July 5, in Taji, Iraq, when the HMMWV in which he was riding accidentally rolled over. ... Spc. Christopher W. Dickison, 26, of Seattle, Wa., died July 5, in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol. ... The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died on July 5, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their HMMWV during patrol operations. ... Killed were: Staff Sgt. Scottie L. Bright, 36, of Montgomery, Ala. ... Cpl. Lyle J. Cambridge, 23, of Shiprock, N.M." [editor's note: Periodically, the US media stops covering US casualties in Iraq except for local mentions of separate incidents; this is one of those time periods, so we went straight to the horse's mouth - TLK]

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp