Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Connellsville-based Guardsmen injured in car bombing

Connellsville-based Guardsmen injured in car bombing

By Liz Zemba and Chuck Brittain
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Several Army National Guard soldiers serving in Iraq with a unit based in Connellsville were seriously injured, including a Fayette County man who had a leg amputated, when their armored vehicle was struck by a car bomb.
Military officials could not be reached for comment last night, but according to a memo sent to families and obtained by the Tribune-Review, at least three soldiers with Company B, 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor, were evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, for treatment immediately after the April 7 attack


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