DoD Identifies Army Casualty (#1625)

[UpInArms]

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20050518-3204.html

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

Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs, 19, of Baytown, Texas died May 17 in Tikrit, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted position. Riggs was assigned to the Army's 2d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at [phone].

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days	
4 	188	2	7	197	1.82	108	
3 	579	26	27	632	2.93	216	
2 	718	27	58	803	1.89	424	
1 	140	33	0	173	4.02	43	
Total	1625	88	92	1805	2.28	791

RIP Pfc. Wesley R. Riggs, 19 years young :cry:

[GetTheRightVote]

1. To many of our young people are dying behind this illegal war

:kick:

[daleo]

2. Another victim of Bush's illegal calamitous war.

19 years old, he couldn't have had any real clue of what it was all about.