Apparently there is a glitch in the online version of this story and what is posted is a small part of what ran in the paper. We will update this post when it becomes available.
Officials with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division said they were too busy preparing for their return home while still conducting combat operations in Iraq to provide The News Tribune with statistics on the number of wounded and injured soldiers. The brigade will release the information when all 4,000 or so soldiers have returned to Fort Lewis, said executive officer Lt. Col. Barry Huggins. Based on preliminary figures, Huggins said, about 250 soldiers have received a Purple Heart, the medal awarded to those wounded in action. About 28 were hurt seriously enough to be flown out of Iraq to Germany and the United States. Brigade sources, though, said those numbers are probably low.
Casualty count still to come
Apparently there is a glitch in the online version of this story and what is posted is a small part of what ran in the paper. We will update this post when it becomes available.
[Link to Full Article]Michael Gilbert, The News Tribune
Officials with the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division said they were too busy preparing for their return home while still conducting combat operations in Iraq to provide The News Tribune with statistics on the number of wounded and injured soldiers. The brigade will release the information when all 4,000 or so soldiers have returned to Fort Lewis, said executive officer Lt. Col. Barry Huggins. Based on preliminary figures, Huggins said, about 250 soldiers have received a Purple Heart, the medal awarded to those wounded in action. About 28 were hurt seriously enough to be flown out of Iraq to Germany and the United States. Brigade sources, though, said those numbers are probably low.
