Task Force Lightning Patrol Base Attacked - Nine Killed, 20 Wounded

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Nine Task Force Lightning Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained from an explosion near a patrol base in Diyala Province, Monday.

Twenty Soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded when a suicide vehicle born IED attacked the patrol base. Twelve Soldiers were returned to duty after initial medical care, and eight Soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated to a Coalition Forces’ medical treatment facility for further care. Three of those Soldiers were later returned to duty.

The names of the deceased Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

(From Press Release #20070424-01 by Multi-National Corps-Iraq - Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory)

>>> Comments here deleted... I apologize...

From the heart I say this... My thoughts and prayers do go out to all the families, friends and loved ones of these Fallen and wounded Heroes.

God bless each and every one of you.
AubreyJ.........

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>>> Update: 9:00am CDT – Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The DelawareOnline website has this story that goes in part like this ... The U.S. soldiers were all paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, the division said Tuesday... Maj. Tom Earnhardt, a spokesman for the division at Fort Bragg, N.C., said it was the highest number of casualties for the division since the Iraq war began... The soldiers were members of the 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Earnhardt said...
Read the story at link below...
Al-Qaida group claims bomb that killed 9 paratroopers