Replies

By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2003 - Two separate attacks today have
claimed the lives of two Americans in Iraq.

In one incident, a soldier from the 3rd Corps Support
Command, operating out of Kuwait, was killed when his heavy
transport hauler was attacked with small-arms fire
southeast of the town of Ad Diwaniyah, U.S. Central Command
officials said.

The vehicle struck another when it came under fire,
officials said. Another 3rd COSCOM soldier was injured in
the incident as well. That soldier has been treated and
returned to duty.

In a separate incident today in Tikrit, an American
civilian contract employee working as an interpreter died
and two American soldiers were injured in an attack with
small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, according to
CENTCOM officials.

The two wounded soldiers, whose units and condition have
not been released, were taken to the Army's 28th Combat
Support Hospital in Baghdad for treatment.

Officials haven't released the names of those killed or
wounded today. However, officials note, both incidents are
under investigation.