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FORT WAINWRIGHT -- Three soldiers from Fort Wainwright were killed in Iraq on Monday, the Department of Defense announced today.
The three died of wounds suffered when their unit was attacked with small-arms fire in Balad, according to the Defense Department. The three were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. The Defense Department identified the men as Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of Burlington Flats, N.Y.; Spc. Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan, Utah; and Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, 21, of Indianapolis, Ind.