http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/n...50726-4204.html

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

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

Spc. Adam J. Harting, 21, of Portage, Ind., died July 25 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Harting was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

God Bless him and his family. My prayers are with you. Your son gave the greatest gift anyone has........his life. My prayers are for the safety of our soldiers and a swift return home.

God Bless, marie

Georgia-based soldier who died in Iraq buried in Indiana

Associated Press

PORTAGE, Ind. - Nearly 500 people turned out to honor a northwestern Indiana soldier who was killed in Iraq.

A riderless horse escorted the hearse carrying Army Specialist Adam Harting's flag-draped casket at a cemetery in Portage. Doves were released following a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps.

Harting, who was 21, was a member of the 69th Armor Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division based at Fort Stewart, Ga. He died on July 25 when an explosive detonated near an armored vehicle in Samarra, Iraq.

His death raised to 44 the number of people from Indiana to have died after being sent to the Mideast since the buildup for the invasion of Iraq began in 2003.

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