Follow-up articles on wounded soldiers

Bob Kirkpatrick forwarded some links to follow-up stories on soldiers in the 1-503rd who were wounded in the 11.6.2004 suicide attack on the 7-ton truck. WEAR News has an article on Spc. Josh Matson, who recently visited with a first grade class who had written notes and drawn pictures for his unit in Iraq. Spc. Matson suffered third degree burns during the attack. A separate WEAR TV article and video segment from 12.14.2004 describes the ceremony at the Brooke Army Medical in which he received the Purple Heart. KSAT News also carried a 12.14.2004 story on the ceremony. Also receiving Purple Hearts were Pvt. Daniel Mendez-Almoncai and Sgt. Don Williams Jr. The Ft. Sam Houston newletter (pdf file) has a 1.27.2005 article and picture (page 4) on the Purple Heart ceremony for Pfc. Erik D. Johnson and Pfc. David Gajewski, who also suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burn wounds in the attack. In all, 19 soldiers were wounded.

Thanks, Bob.