U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
News Release
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 1112-06
November 02, 2006
DoD Announces Army Soldier as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown
ÊÊÊÊ The Department of Defense today announced the identity of a soldier currently listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
ÊÊÊÊ Spc. Ahmed K. Altaie, 41, of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been unaccounted for since Oct. 23 in Baghdad, Iraq, at about 4:30 p.m. GMT. The soldier is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad.
ÊÊÊÊ Efforts continue to gather information and locate Altaie.
ÊÊÊÊ For further information related to this release the media can contact the Coalition Press Information Center-Baghdad at (703) 343-0891.
ÊÊÊÊ For more information about Altaie, contact Maj. Dawn Dancer at (517) 481-8140.