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

Spc. Allen Nolan, 38, of Marietta, Ohio, died Sept. 30 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of injuries sustained on Sept. 18 in Balad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and then came under small arms fire. Nolan was assigned to the Army Reserve's 660th Transportation Company, Zanesville, Ohio.

For further information on this soldier, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.