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PFC Cody J. Eggleston

Oct-27-2008 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pfc. Cody J. Eggleston, 21, of Eugene, Ore., died Oct. 24 at the National in Bethesda, Maryland, of wounds suffered on October 16 in Baqubah, Iraq, when he received indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and fellow soldiers.

Related:

Official DoD Announcement

Second Stryker soldier dies after being wounded in mortar attack - Daily News Miner

War in Iraq claims Eugene soldier - The Associated Press

Eugene soldier dies of combat wounds - The Oregonian

Family mourns loss of soldier who always said, ‘Don’t worry’ - The Register Guard


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