Army Pfc. Branden C. Cummings

Died February 14, 2007 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom

---

20, of Titusville, Fla.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle during combat operations.

---

Titusville soldier killed by IED in Iraq

The Associated Press

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A soldier from Titusville has been killed in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Feb. 17.

Pfc. Branden C. Cummings, 20, died Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded near his vehicle during combat operations.

Cummings was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.