http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D823RT7G1.htmlTwo National Guard soldiers from North Carolina were injured in attacks by Iraqi insurgents — one burned and the other hit by small arms fire.
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Delk sent an e-mail message Wednesday to his staff in Halifax County from Camp Diamondback in Mosul.
"Yesterday, I was commander of a small convoy going to do a fire assessment recon of Tall Afar airfield," Delk wrote. "We had 4 humvees and 13 people. Today, one of us is dead, one is critical, and 6 or 7 more of us are wounded.
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His vehicle was destroyed and out of four vehicles, only one could drive away, Delk wrote. Eventually, the attackers were driven away and the area secured.
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