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NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense



No. 170-03

(703)697-5131(media)

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 29, 2003

(703)428-0711(public/industry)



DOD ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN MARINE CASUALTY STATUS



The Department of Defense announced today it has changed the

status of Marine Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus from Duty Status

Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) to killed in action. Sgt. Korthaus

was declared DUSTWUN in the vicinity of the Saddam Canal on

March 24. His remains were recovered on March 25.



Sgt. Korthaus, 28, of Scott, Iowa, was assigned to Engineering

Company C, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service

Support Group, based in Peoria, Ill.



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