Saturday, July 9, 2011

Two Idaho Soldiers killed in Iraq...

close to home.

Two Idaho soldiers killed in Iraq




POST  FALLS, Idaho -- Two Idaho soldier of the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team were killed in Iraq supporting Operation New Dawn.

The Department of Defense said they died July 7 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked their convoy using an improvised explosive device.

Specialist Nathan R. Beyers, 24, of Littleton, Colorado [but who lived in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho area prior to his deployment] and Specialist Nicholas W. Newby, 20, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  They were assigned to 145th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Cavalry Heavy Brigade Combat Team in Post Falls, Idaho. read the rest

May God bless and keep them...

2 comments:

Old Bob said...

May God welcome them, Amen!

Randy-g said...

I will ask God to send their families a special blessing.