2 US soldiers die in Iraq non-combat incidents Oct 22 [View All]

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10/23/03 Centcom: 2 US soldiers die in non-combat incidents
Two 1st Armored Division soldiers died in separate non-combat incidents Oct. 22.

10/23/03 MSNBC: Bomb explodes near Iraqi pipeline
A bomb exploded Thursday near a pipeline in northern Iraq, killing two Iraqi Civil Defense Corps members and wounding 10 others

10/23/03 IRIB News: US military convoy ambushed in Iraq
US military convoy was ambushed Thursday in a village near Baqubah...no immediate indications about any casualties.

10/23/03 MSNBC: U.S. troops killed two Iraqis
U.S. troops killed two Iraqis and wounded one other in northern Iraq on Thursday when an American post came under attack

10/22/03 CNN: Commander: U.S. sees spike in attacks
The commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq said Wednesday that U.S. forces had witnessed a spike in attacks on them recently.

10/22/03 ABC: 2 soldiers wounded in Baghdad bomb blast
Two 1st Armoured Division soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack against a military vehicle convoy in Baghdad at approximately 6:45 am

10/21/03 Centcom: 1 Deaths Confirmed
One 377th Theater Support Command soldier was killed and one was injured in a maintenance accident

10/21/03 MSNBC:Soldier reported killed in accident
One soldier was killed and another injured in a maintenance accident Tuesday in a camp north of Baghdad

10/21/03 DOD: Identifies casualties
1st Lt. David R. Bernstein, 24, of Phoenixville, Pa. and Pfc. John D. Hart, 20, of Bedford, Mass.

10/21/03 MSNBC: Raids in Karbala
Raids in Karbala, shots in the air in Baghdad during spat at Oil Ministry

10/21/03 UPI: Doctors, dollars rushed to Fort Stewart
The Army said Monday it is sending doctors to Fort Stewart, Ga., to help hundreds of sick and injured soldiers, including Iraq veterans

10/20/03 ITV: 1 US soldier has been killed and 5 wounded
1 US soldier has been killed and 5 wounded in an attack in the flashpoint Iraqi town of Falluja.

10/20/03 MSNBC: Two civilians die in attack on US patrol
Guerrillas attacked a U.S. patrol in the flashpoint town of Falluja, west of Baghdad, on Monday and two civilians were killed in an ensuing firefight

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October 23, 2003
Release Number: 03-10-20C


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TWO 1ST AD SOLDIERS DIE IN SEPARATE NON-COMBAT INCIDENTS

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two 1st Armored Division soldiers died in separate non-combat incidents Oct. 22.

One soldier was found in need of medical attention in the barracks at approximately 3:50 p.m. Medical personnel responded immediately but the soldier was pronounced dead at the scene.

Another soldier collapsed in an off-duty area at approximately 9 p.m. The soldier was evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital and was pronounced dead.

The soldiers’ names are being withheld pending next-of-kin notification.

The incidents are under investigation.