PRESS RELEASE
December 27, 2006The Department of Defense
announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting
Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their
vehicle during combat operations. They were assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.
Killed were:
SGT Chad J. Vollmer, 24, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
SPC Wilson A. Algrim, 21, of Howell, Mich.
SPC Bobby Mejia II, 20, of Saginaw, Mich.
For further information on these soldiers the media can contact the
Michigan National Guard public affairs office at (517) 481-8140.
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