4 Didn’t Make it out of Baghdad
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle June 29, in Baghdad, Iraq.
That’s the same day troops pulled out of major cities in Iraq handing control over to Iraqi nationals. These four never made it out of Baghdad on troop withdrawal day. The four were assigned to the 120th Combined Arms Battalion, Wilmington, N.C. These brave heroes who sacrificed all for us were were:
Sgt. 1st Class Edward C. Kramer, 39, of Wilmington, N.C.
Sgt. Roger L. Adams Jr., 36, of Jacksonville, N.C. Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh, 30, of Newport, N.C. Spc. Robert L. Bittiker, 39, of Jacksonville, N.C.
The deaths raise the total dead under Commander in Chief Barack Obama to 160 in his first 162 days.
