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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. James C. Akin, 23, of Albuquerque, N.M. died June 3 in Thania, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
All of us here would like to offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Five Stryker soldiers die in shooting, bomb attack - The News Tribune
Albuquerque soldier killed in Baghdad - The Associated Press
Iraq bomb kills Albuquerque soldier - KRQE News
Army Sgt. James C. Akin, killed in Iraq, had presidential ambitions - The Albuquerque Tribune
5 soldiers from Fort Lewis killed in Iraq - Seattle P-I
'It's devastating, it's devastating' (Includes video) - The Associated Press/KOMO News
New Mexicans remember Army Sgt. James Akin's ambitious character - The Albuquerque Tribune
Fort Lewis mourns nine fallen men - The News Tribune
9 Stryker soldiers remembered at memorial (Includes Video) - KOMO 4 News