The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. Robert A. Surber, 24, of Inverness, Fla. 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 are deeply saddened by the loss of another Stryker soldier.
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