Two Soldiers Die in Army Exercise -- Rest in Peace

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, [7], 8, 9, 10 ]

Subject: Two Soldiers Die in Army Exercise

Author:
Louisiana

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: November 14, 2002 11:44:15 EDT

Two soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division died in an accident on Thursday during an exercise at one of the Army's main training establishments, a spokesman said.

The two, who were not immediately identified, were confirmed dead by Ron Elliott, public affairs officer at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

Reporters covering the exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center said the two were understood to have been run over by a tracked vehicle, possibly a Bradley armored personnel carrier or an M-1 Abrams tank.

The exercise, which was suspended after the accident, involved urban warfare training, which could be important for the U.S. military if it invades Iraq, military experts said.

Troops from the 509th Airborne Regiment were also taking part in the exercise.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]