Showing posts with label wounded. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wounded. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
U.S Marine loses both legs in IED blast
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| Cpl. Marcus Dandrea |
A 21-year old U.S Marine corporal was severely injured in an explosion in Afghanistan.
Cpl. Marcus Dandrea had both of his legs amputated at the knee three days ago, after he stepped on an improvised explosive device while on patrol, according to his family.
Mark Dandrea said he learned the extent of his son’s injuries in a predawn telephone call from him Friday, according to an interview with Times-Union news partner First Coast News.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Iowa Guards wounded in bomb blast
Three Iowa National Guard soldiers were wounded yesterday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
They are Spc. Adam P. Eilers, 23, of Garber; Spc. Andrew Zimmerman, 20, of Camanche; and Pfc. Caleb J. Redell, 22, of Erie, Ill. They all are members of Company A of the 1-133rd Battalion based in Dubuque, said Col. Gregory Hapgood, a Guard spokesman.
The bomb exploded near the soldiers' armored truck during a morning patrol in Laghman Province, which is in eastern Afghanistan. The men all were taken to a military hospital at Bagram Airfield.
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They are Spc. Adam P. Eilers, 23, of Garber; Spc. Andrew Zimmerman, 20, of Camanche; and Pfc. Caleb J. Redell, 22, of Erie, Ill. They all are members of Company A of the 1-133rd Battalion based in Dubuque, said Col. Gregory Hapgood, a Guard spokesman.
The bomb exploded near the soldiers' armored truck during a morning patrol in Laghman Province, which is in eastern Afghanistan. The men all were taken to a military hospital at Bagram Airfield.
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