Soldiers help in rush to control Hood blaze
Staff report
Posted : Tuesday Jul 28, 2009 17:33:03 EDT
More than 100 soldiers assigned to Fort Hood, Texas, have been deployed to the post’s southern perimeter to help battle a fire that has been burning since Sunday.
Aviators with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment are providing helicopter and ground support, and several local fire departments are on the scene helping extinguish the blaze, which is burning land near Crittenberger Range and Owl Creek Assault Course, an Army news release announced Tuesday.
As of Friday afternoon, the release said, about 50 percent of the fire had been contained and soldiers were still on the scene.
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Soldiers help in rush to control Hood blaze
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