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  • Suicide bomb attack came as unpleasant surprise FdL Marine hopes to regain use of leg, hand

    04/29/2003 5:53:07 PM PDT · by miltonim · 1 replies · 183+ views
    The Reporter ^ | Apr. 29, 2003 | By Laurie Ritger
    Suicide bomb attack came as unpleasant surprise FdL Marine hopes to regain use of leg, hand A Fond du Lac native injured by shrapnel in a suicide bombing near Baghdad will spend several weeks recuperating locally with his family. Cpl. Brian Wilcox, 23, who is with the First Marine Division based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., is hoping he’ll regain the use of his right leg and hand, which were among areas sprayed with bits of shrapnel when the suicide bomber’s device exploded. Wilcox is exercising his limbs while regaining his strength with rest and steady meals. “The (Iraqi) civilians were...