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

Spc. Brian K. Baker, 27, ofWest Seneca, N.Y., died November 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his security patrol. Baker was assigned to the 2^nd Battalion, 14^th Infantry Regiment, 10^th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York.

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