DOD announces casualties
Two U.S. soldiers assigned to Multinational
Division Baghdad died at about 2 p.m. today when their vehicle was
struck by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad.
The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of
next of kin.
DoD officials have identified three servicemembers previously reported
killed in Iraq.
Army Spc. Michael L. Hermanson, 21, of Fargo, N.D., died May 24 in
Abayachi of injuries suffered when his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle came
under improvised-explosive-device, rocket-propelled-grenade, and enemy
small-arms fire while on a route-clearing mission. Hermanson was assigned
to the Army National Guard's 164th Engineer Battalion, from Minot, N.D.
Marine Lance Cpl. Robert G. Posivio III, 22, of Sherburn, Minn.; and
Pfc. Steven W. Freund, 20, of Pittsburgh, died May 23 in Anbar province.
They were assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine
Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
