Sunday, December 30, 2007

Army Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr.

Remember Our Heroes

Army Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr., 21, of Chelsea, Ala.

Pfc. Berlin was assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 30, 2007 in Baghdad of injuries sustained in a non-combat-related incident.

Killeen Daily Herald -- FORT HOOD – The Defense Department announced Wednesday the death of a Fort Hood soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr., 21, of Chelsea, Ala., died Sunday in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered in a non-combat-related incident. He had been assigned to Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, since January 2007. He deployed to Iraq in December.

The incident is under investigation.

Berlin joined the military in August 2006 as a fire support specialist.

Berlin's military awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal.

Army Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr. died in Iraq of non-combat related injuries on 12/30/07.

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