Army Casualty

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

Col. Jon M. Lockey, 44, of Fredericksburg, Va., died July 6 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.

The incident is under investigation.

Lockey was assigned to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. For more information related to this release the media may contact the Department of the Army public affairs office at (703) 692-2000.