Stryker troops in Iraq had been riding a wave of good fortune until Wednesday's fighting in Baqouba.
The soldier who died was the first from Fort Lewis to be killed in Iraq in seven weeks. That's despite the fact that the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division since December has been working in Baghdad as the U.S. military's main strike force against insurgent and militia fighters.
Fort Lewis officials said Thursday that they could offer no information until the Department of Defense identified the soldier.
The soldier and two others who were killed were part of a 700-troop Stryker task force, led by the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, sent this week to quell insurgency fighters thought to have fled the security crackdown in the capital. [...]
Stryker soldier dies in attack
The Associated PressStryker troops in Iraq had been riding a wave of good fortune until Wednesday's fighting in Baqouba.
The soldier who died was the first from Fort Lewis to be killed in Iraq in seven weeks. That's despite the fact that the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division since December has been working in Baghdad as the U.S. military's main strike force against insurgent and militia fighters.
Fort Lewis officials said Thursday that they could offer no information until the Department of Defense identified the soldier.
The soldier and two others who were killed were part of a 700-troop Stryker task force, led by the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, sent this week to quell insurgency fighters thought to have fled the security crackdown in the capital. [...]
