1 Soldier Killed, 14 Hurt During Artillery Exercise
From Times Wire Reports
Two artillery shells fell short during an Army firing exercise at Ft. Drum and exploded near a mess tent where soldiers were eating breakfast, killing one and injuring 14.
The soldiers, from the 10th Mountain Division’s 110th Military Intelligence Battalion, were about 200 yards from the edge of the 90-square-mile target area when the shells hit at 7:20 a.m., the Army said.
The live-fire exercise was one of two such drills scheduled each year at the post 140 miles northwest of Albany in far upstate New York.
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