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

Cpl. Jeremiah W. Robinson, 20, of Mesa, Ariz., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 6, of injuries sustained there on Oct. 5, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during convoy operations. Robinson was assigned to the Army National Guard's 860th Military Police Company, Phoenix, Ariz.

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