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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 2. januar 2007 / Time Line January 2, 2007

1. Januar 2007, 3. Januar 2007

01/02/2007
DOD hires airline to transport war dead
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted charter flights to transport the remains of troops killed overseas to their homes.
According to Stars and Stripes newspaper, the contract is worth up to $11 million to Kalitta Charters, LLC, of Ypsilanti, Mich.
Dead American service members had been transported as cargo along with other commercial aircraft once they arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on a military aircraft.

01/02/2007
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 29 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations.
Killed were:
Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter, 25, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc. William R. Newgard, 20, of Arlington Heights, Ill. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

01/02/2007

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