A Fort Wainwright Army Post soldier from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team is recovering at a Washington, D.C., hospital after being injured in Iraq.
Spc. Eric Edmundson with the Charlie Troop 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry was injured Oct. 3 in northern Iraq when the Stryker vehicle he was driving hit an explosive device, according to family friend Heather Bryant.
Bryant said Edmundson suffered injuries to his right leg and arm as well as shrapnel wounds to his abdomen. He was treated at a military hospital in Germany where he underwent several surgeries before being transported to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.
Hospital officials confirmed Monday that Edmundson was a patient, but would not release his condition. [...]
Injured Stryker Brigade soldier recovering in D.C.
Link to Full ArticleBy MARGARET FRIEDENAUER, News-Miner
A Fort Wainwright Army Post soldier from the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team is recovering at a Washington, D.C., hospital after being injured in Iraq.
Spc. Eric Edmundson with the Charlie Troop 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry was injured Oct. 3 in northern Iraq when the Stryker vehicle he was driving hit an explosive device, according to family friend Heather Bryant.
