DOD Identifies Army Casualty Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., 23, of Hopatcong, N.J.,

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., 23, of Hopatcong, N.J., died Oct. 27 near the village of Khwaja Kinti (approximately 25 km south of Ghormach), Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (Strike), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.             For more information, the media may contact the 10th Mountain Division public affairs office at 315-772-8286.