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Injured Soldier Returns Home

Jun-23-2008 » Filed Under: 2/25 SBCT

The Capital Times has a story about SPC Andrew Howard visiting his hometown while recovering from injuries he suffered in Iraq. I believe he was with the 1-14 INF, 2/25 SBCT. Excerpt:

He was burned on April 29 in Sadr City when he went to the aid of a tanker that had been hit by a rocket propelled grenade. On the way to help, Howard's Stryker armored combat vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device that sent three projectiles into the vehicle. One hit the fuel tank.

He escaped the Stryker by jumping out of the top, but landed in fuel burning around the vehicle. He received second- and third-degree burns on 14 percent of his body, and has received skin grafts to his hands, arms and lower back.

After initial treatment in Baghdad and elsewhere, Howard has been cared for at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, which is well known for its burn treatment expertise.


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