Soldier killed, 7 hurt in howitzer training exercise on Fort Bragg

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Soldier killed, 7 hurt in training exercise on Fort Bragg
by Martha Quillin
The (Raleigh, N.C.) News and Observer
Published: February 21, 2014

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A training incident that killed one paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division and wounded seven others early Friday morning involved a howitzer in a live-fire exercise, according to the Army.

Two of the wounded soldiers were seriously injured, and five suffered minor injuries, said Capt. Douglas Ray, a spokesman for the 82nd. Friday night, one remained at Womack Army Medical Center on post and one was in Duke University Medical Center.

The families of the soldiers have all been notified, but the Army has not released their names or described the nature of their injuries.

It’s at least the second live-fire incident in which troops were injured during training at Fort Bragg in three years.

At a press conference, Ray read from a statement and said he could not take questions because the incident is under investigation by the 82nd, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and the Army Readiness/Safety Center.
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