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

Spc. Alan J. Burgess, 24, of Landaff, N.H., died Oct. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol vehicle. Burgess was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Brigade, Woodsville, N.H.

For further information contact the 2nd Marine Division Public Affairs Officer at (910) 451-9033.