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RELEASE NUMBER: 071118-01
DATE POSTED: NOVEMBER 18, 2007
PRESS RELEASE: Army Ranger killed in Iraq
U.S. Army Special Operations Command

FORT BENNING, GA. (USASOC News Service, November 18,2007) — An Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75thRanger Regiment, was killed in northern Iraq, Nov. 16.Sgt. Steven C. Ganczewski, 22, of Niagara Falls, N.Y.,died from injuries sustained in a combat-relatedincident. The incident is under investigation.Ganczewski volunteered for military service andentered the Army in July 2003. After completing OneStation Unit Training, Basic Airborne Course and the75th Ranger Regiment’s Ranger Indoctrination Programtraining, he was assigned to 3rd Bn. at Fort Benningin May 2004. He was a fire team leader.Ganczewski is a graduate of Niagara Falls High Schoolin Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ganczewski was a veteran ofoperations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.He is survived by his wife Rachel and daughterMakayla, of Columbus, Ga., and his parents Mark andMaria Ganczewski of Niagara Falls, N.Y.For Ganczewski's bio, click here.....

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