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  • Bomb injures three Fort Lewis troops

    01/22/2004 1:50:36 PM PST · by Cannoneer No. 4 · 22 replies · 227+ views
    The News Tribune - Tacoma, WA ^ | January 22nd, 2004 | MICHAEL GILBERT
    MOSUL, Iraq - Three Stryker brigade soldiers were injured when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb as their convoy rolled down a highway Wednesday morning. One soldier was hit in the abdomen by shrapnel and was reported in satisfactory condition after surgery at an Army field hospital. His wounds were not considered life-threatening, but he will require further surgery after he's flown home to the United States, brigade officials said. The other two suffered minor injuries and were returned to duty after treatment. The soldiers are from B Battery of the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment. The attack was the...