Pentagon announces 2,000th U.S. military death
{{date|October 25, 2005}}

An announcement today by the [[w:Pentagon|Pentagon]] named Staff Sgt. [[w:George Alexander (US Army soldier)|George T. Alexander]] as the two thousandth soldier killed during [[w:Operation Iraqi Freedom|Operation Iraqi Freedom]].

Sgt. Alexander, 34, died from injuries inflicted by a [[w:improvised explosive device|improvised explosive device]] on October 17 this year.  The explosive targeted the vehicle he was travelling in through Samarra, a central Iraqi town.

== Sources ==

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|title=Pentagon Announces Death of 2000th Military Death
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|pub=Newscover Newswire
|date=October 25, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-10-25T194546Z_01_YUE544037_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml
|title=US military death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000
|author=Claudia Parsons and Andrew Quinn
|pub=Reuters
|date=October 25, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/12993199.htm
|title=Grim milestone for U.S. military in Iraq
|author=Robert H. Reid (AP)
|pub=The Miami Herald
|date=October 25, 2005}}

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An announcement today by the Pentagon named Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander as the two thousandth soldier killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Alexander, 34, died from injuries inflicted by a improvised explosive device on October 17 this year.  The explosive targeted the vehicle he was travelling in through Samarra, a central Iraqi town.

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