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Cody soldier injured

Feb-14-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

By Buzzy Hassrick, Cody Enterprise

Pfc. Wes Hixon of Cody is in critical condition after his vehicle was struck by a bomb Feb. 8 near Baghdad.

Four other soldiers with him in the cab of the vehicle died. Six others who were in the vehicle's transport area are in critical condition, according to family friend Brenda Marchese and other members of Families on the Frontline.

“We'll just keep praying for him,” said Marchese, who has two sons in the military.

Pfc. Wes Hixon of Cody is in critical condition after his vehicle was struck by a bomb Feb. 8 near Baghdad.

Four other soldiers with him in the cab of the vehicle died. Six others who were in the vehicle's transport area are in critical condition, according to family friend Brenda Marchese and other members of Families on the Frontline.

“We'll just keep praying for him,” said Marchese, who has two sons in the military.

Hixon, 22, was deployed to Iraq two months ago and is now in Landstuhl Military Hospital in Germany. He graduated from Cody High School in 2003. [...]

Hixon's father, J.C. Hixon of Cody, flew Tuesday to Germany. He works at Wal-Mart and his coworkers raised $900 for travel expenses, assistant manager Jeni Dixon said Tuesday. She also has applied to the company's “Associates in Critical Need Fund” for additional assistance.

More help came from Families on the Frontline, which collected $500 for Hixon's expenses, member Jona Vanata said.

Those interested in contributing can donate to the “Hixon Family Fund” at Shoshone First Bank and to a collection jar at the VFW.

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