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JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - A Missouri National Guard soldier was killed in Iraq when his vehicle hit an explosive device. The Guard says Sergeant Bradley Skelton of Gordonville was killed yesterday. He was a member of the 1138th Engineer Company with headquarters in Farmington and had come out of retirement for this deployment. Skelton originally enlisted in the Missouri Army National Guard in 1984 and deployed with the 1140th Engineer Battalion to Iraq in 2004. He came out of retirement to mobilize with the 1138th Engineers in July 2007. The unit clears roads by locating explosive devices to maintain traffic flow along supply routes. Another member of that unit Sergeant Matthew Straughter was killed last week when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
: Victoria Swoboda
Published: Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 5:57 PM |
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