Remember that pesky little dust-up in the desert? The one that was "surged" into submission? Not so fast, I guess. From our Honolulu Advertiser Newspaper ... Above the fold for the paper, and for us here:
Four soldiers from Schofield Barracks died Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq, as a result of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said today.
All were members of the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
Killed were:
Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31, of Alameda, Calif., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment.
Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27, of Pixley, Calif., who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment.
Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, of Orrick, Mo., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment.
Sgt. Gary D. Willett, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment.