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Atlanta soldier killed in Iraq
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Army sergeant from Atlanta has died of injuries sustained in an explosion in Iraq, the Department of Defense said today.
Command Sgt. Major Donovan E. Watts, 46, died last Tuesday in Bayji, Iraq.
Watts, who was based at Fort Bragg, N.C., was injured when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Siniyah, Iraq. Watts was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
The Department of Defense also announced Monday that an Arizona soldier based at Ft. Stewart, Ga., died Friday in Iraq.
Pvt. Reece D. Moreno, 19, of Prescott, Ariz., died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq.
Moreno was assigned to the 92nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
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