Army Sgt. Justin D. Wisniewski

Died May 19, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

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22, of Standish, Mich.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died May 19 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

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Standish Army sergeant, 22, killed in Iraq

The Associated Press

STANDISH, Mich. — A 22-year-old Army sergeant from Northern Michigan was killed by the blast of an improvised explosive device in Iraq, the Pentagon said Monday.

Sgt. Justin D. Wisniewski, 22, of Standish died Saturday in Lutfiyah, the Defense Department said in a news release. It said he was wounded when the explosive detonated near his unit.

He was a 2003 graduate of Standish-Sterling Central High School, which held a moment of silence for him Monday afternoon, The Bay City Times said. A picture of him in uniform was posted at the school.

Wisniewski was from the 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, N.Y.

Standish is about 25 miles north of Bay City and about 120 miles north of Detroit.