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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
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| July 19, 2003 Release Number: 03-07-59 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COALITION FORCES AMBUSHED, THREE WOUNDED Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan - Two coalition soldiers and one Afghan Military Forces soldier were wounded when their patrol was ambushed north of Orgun-E about 11 a.m. today. The wounded soldiers were evacuated to Forward Operating Base Salerno near Khowst. They are in stable condition and are being moved to the U.S. Army hospital at Bagram. Enemy forces that engaged the patrol were armed with AK-47 rifles and Rocket Propelled Grenades The names of the wounded service members are being withheld for privacy. -30- |
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