Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn.

Maj. Michael S. Evarts, 41, of Concord, Ohio, died Jan. 17, in Tikrit, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 256th Combat Support Hospital, Twinsburg, Ohio.

For more information, media may contact the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) public affairs office, Fort Douglas, Utah, at 801-656-3667.