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

2nd Lt. Clifford V. Gadsden, 25, of South Carolina, died April 29 in Balad, Iraq, when a vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Gadsden was assigned to the Army's 603rd Transportation Company, 142nd Corps Support Battalion, Warrior Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

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