The
Department of Defense announced today that
three soldiers were killed on May 30, in
Mosul, Iraq, while supporting Operation Iraqi
Freedom. They are:
Spc. Zachariah W. Long, 20, of Milton,
Pa.,
Spc. Michael T. Gleason, 25, of Warren, Pa.,
and
Spc. Kyle A. Griffin, 20, of Emerson,
N.J.
The
three soldiers were traveling in a
three-vehicle convoy during a storm from
Mosul to Tikrit (2 HUMMVs, 1 light medium
tactical vehicle). A civilian vehicle
dodged a pothole causing the HUMMVs to
swerve. There was not enough stopping
distance between the vehicles causing the
LMTV to swerve off the road and turn over,
causing the death of three soldiers.
The
soldiers were assigned to the
519th Military Intelligence
Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C. The incident is
under investigation.
