The Iowa National Guard says two of the three soldiers wounded in action in Syria last Saturday are back in the United States. Video above: U.S. strikes ISIS targets in SyriaAccording to the Iowa National Guard, the two soldiers made it back to the U.S. on Saturday. They are in stable condition with their families by their sides at a dedicated military facility as they continue recovering.”Caring for our impacted families and the safe return of our service members is our highest priority,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard. “We are incredibly proud of their courage and sacrifice, and our focus is now on providing them and their families with the comprehensive support they need during this time. We ask that all Iowans keep them in their thoughts and prayers as they recover.”The third soldier injured was treated locally and returned to duty. None of the wounded soldiers have been publicly identified.All three soldiers were injured in the Dec. 13 attack in Syria that killed Iowa soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and a U.S. civilian who was a contracted linguist working with the soldiers.More coverage of deadly attack in SyriaCENTCOM releases video of U.S. military strikes against ISIS targets in Syria.Trump comments on US retaliatory strikes on ISIS in Syria
The Iowa National Guard says two of the three soldiers wounded in action in Syria last Saturday are back in the United States.
Video above: U.S. strikes ISIS targets in Syria
According to the Iowa National Guard, the two soldiers made it back to the U.S. on Saturday. They are in stable condition with their families by their sides at a dedicated military facility as they continue recovering.
“Caring for our impacted families and the safe return of our service members is our highest priority,” said Maj. Gen. Stephen Osborn, the adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard. “We are incredibly proud of their courage and sacrifice, and our focus is now on providing them and their families with the comprehensive support they need during this time. We ask that all Iowans keep them in their thoughts and prayers as they recover.”
The third soldier injured was treated locally and returned to duty. None of the wounded soldiers have been publicly identified.
All three soldiers were injured in the Dec. 13 attack in Syria that killed Iowa soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and a U.S. civilian who was a contracted linguist working with the soldiers.
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