Northeast Fla. Soldier Loses Leg In Iraq

Northeast Fla. Soldier Loses Leg In Iraq

POSTED: 4:24 pm EDT April 18, 2005

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The cost of war hit close to home for one St. Johns County family when their son, a local soldier stationed in Iraq, lost his leg to a roadside bomb that exploded near his convoy. Army Specialist Chad Smith suffered such severe wounds from the blast that his leg had to be amputated.

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