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Three Illinois Guardsmen killed in Afghanistan

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* I’ve neglected to do anything regarding this terribly tragic news, so here it is now…

Three Illinois Army National Guard soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the Department of Military Affairs has confirmed.

Sgt. Christopher Abeyta, 23; Spc. Robert Weinger, 24 and Spc. Norman Cain III, 22, were all assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry based in Woodstock. An active-duty Airman from Tucson, Ariz., was also killed in the incident

Specialist Cain died at the scene of the incident in Kot; Abeyta and Weinger were transported to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, where they later died.

* Learn more…

* Mt. Morris soldier killed by bomb in Afghanistan

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* 3 Illinois soldiers die in Afghanistan - National Guardsmen killed in explosion on Afghan road

posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Mar 19, 09 @ 2:02 pm

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