Anchorage, Alaska - New details were released tonight about the circumstances surrounding the death of a Fairbanks soldier who was killed in Iraq. At first the U.S. Army said Pvt. Christopher Alcozer was killed when his patrol unit was ambushed early last Saturday morning, but today Alcozer's commanding officer set the record straight.
Lt. Col. Chuck Webster held a conference call with reporters this morning from his headquarters in Mosul. He said he wanted to correct information released by the Army over the weekend. According to Webster, it wasn't an ambush that claimed the life of Alcozer; instead, he was killed during a full scale attack against a group of terrorists. [...]
New details of events leading to soldier’s death
Link to Full Articleby Steve Mac Donald, KTUU-TV, Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska - New details were released tonight about the circumstances surrounding the death of a Fairbanks soldier who was killed in Iraq. At first the U.S. Army said Pvt. Christopher Alcozer was killed when his patrol unit was ambushed early last Saturday morning, but today Alcozer's commanding officer set the record straight.
