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DoD Identifies Army Casualty

May 8, 2016

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

 

1st Lt. David A. Bauders, of Seattle, Wash., died May 6, on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.

 

Bauders was assigned to 176th Engineer Company, Snohomish, Wash.

 

For more information regarding 1st Lt. Bauders, media may contact the Washington National Guard Public Affairs Office at 253-512-8989.