Nesumth, Here is the article and I am sorry to hear about his death. This has to be very hard on his mother, his wife and his family.
Ft. Bliss IED victims identified
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Jan 18, 2007 7:04:21 EST
FORT BLISS, Texas — Four Fort Bliss soldiers who died in Iraq were identified Wednesday, two days after they were killed on the deadliest day for soldiers from the post since an ambush nearly four years ago that led to the capture of Jessica Lynch.
Army officials identified the four as 2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily, 23, of Irvine, Calif.; Sgt. Ian C. Anderson, 22, of Prairie Village, Kan.; Sgt. John E. Cooper, 29, of Ewing, Ky.; and Spc. Matthew T. Grimm, 21, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
The members of the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division died Monday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle, officials said.
In 2003, 11 troops from the 507th Maintenance Co. at Fort Bliss were killed during the initial invasion. The ambush involved 31 soldiers who made a wrong turn into Nasiriyah, at the time a staging area for an Iraqi resistance group.
Six soldiers, including Lynch, were captured. The dramatic nighttime rescue of Lynch from a hospital days later made her an instant celebrity. A group of Marines rescued the other five POWs.
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