NEWS RELEASEHEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894 |
June 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-06-88
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TWO SOLDIERS MISSING, SEARCH ONGOING
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A search is currently underway to locate two U.S. soldiers, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Seven, who were reported missing June 25 from their post approximately 40 kilometers north of Baghdad.
The soldiers were discovered missing when they failed to respond to a communications check. Upon arriving on location, a search patrol found no trace of the soldiers or their high mobility multi-wheeled vehicle (HMMWV).
Ground patrols along with aerial assets are actively searching the area and surrounding vicinity where the soldiers were last seen.
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