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DI Police Officer from South Carolina Killed in Iraq

IRVING, TEXAS – September 2, 2005 – Leon Vincent (Vince) Kimbrell, an international police liaison officer serving in Iraq with DynCorp International, was killed today in Baghdad when the vehicle in which he was riding was struck by a roadside bomb.

The vehicle sustained a direct blast to the area where Officer Kimbrell was seated. Mr. Kimbrell, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, died at the scene. Three others traveling in the vehicle were injured, one seriously.

Officer Kimbrell was an 18-year veteran of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, Police Department, where he held the rank of sergeant.

Police liaison officers in Iraq are responsible for training and mentoring Iraqi police officers under the supervision of the Department of State. Officer Kimbrell was working as part of the security team.

DynCorp International has conducted police training with the Department of State in several countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and East Timor.

DynCorp International is a leading professional services and project-management firm serving governments, corporations, and international organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, it has more than 14,000 employees in some 35 countries. It has its origins in 1946 with the founding of the company subsequently known as Dynalectron Corporation and later as DynCorp. It had revenues of nearly $2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005.

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