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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 465-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jun 27, 2003
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DoD Identifies Soldiers Missing in Iraq

The Department of Defense announced today the identities of two soldiers
whose status has been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. The soldiers
failed to respond to a radio check on June 25, South of Balad, Iraq. A search party
was sent to the location of their last radio transmission. The soldiers are:



Sgt. 1st Class Gladimir Philippe, 37, of Linden_,_ N.J. and Pfc. Kevin
C. Ott, 27, of Columbus, Ohio.



Both soldiers are assigned to Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 18th Field
Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Okla. The search is still ongoing.

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