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Alabama Soldier Injured in Attack in Iraq

By Alabama Public Radio

Barquba, Iraq – A 22-year-old soldier from Morgan County is listed in critical condition after a roadside bomb attack in Iraq. Specialist Jonathan Johnson was driving a truck in Barquba when the bomb exploded. His mother says he suffered shrapnel wounds to his left leg. Another soldier was killed. Johnson is a graduate of Brewer High School. He deployed to Iraq last March.

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