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Posted at 9:51 a.m., Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Schofield soldier killed in Iraq

Advertiser Staff

A Schofield Barracks soldier deployed to Iraq was killed Tuesday, the Army confirmed today.

The name of the soldier is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The Task Force Lightning soldier, who was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, was struck by enemy fire near Kirkuk yesterday, according to the U.S. Central Command. A spokesman for the division said this morning that the soldier was from Schofield Barracks.