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Hoosier soldier killed in Iraq

Hoosier soldier killed in Iraq

Updated: Feb 24, 2009 10:25 PM EST

Zach Nordmeyer, 21, in a photograph from Facebook.

Washington - A soldier from Indianapolis has died in Iraq.

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday Pfc. Zachary R. Nordmeyer, 21, was killed with two other soldiers Monday in Balad, Iraq. Also killed were Cpl. Michael L. Mayne, 21, of Burlington Flats, New York and Spc. Micheal B. Alleman, 31, of Logan Utah.

The men suffered wounds when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire. The soldiers were assigned to the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=9900535

RIP :-(

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