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AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ: American casualties identified

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Army Spc. Ryan J. Connolly, 24, of Vacaville, Calif., died Tuesday in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine, the Defense Department announced. He was assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.

Army Capt. Gregory T. Dalessio, 30, of Cherry Hill, N.J., died Tuesday in Baghdad of gunshot wounds suffered during combat operations, the Defense Department announced. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

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