Prayers for 1-9Cav

We woke up to learn that Geoff's unit from Fort Hood was involved in an incident in Iraq on Saturday and had two KIA and one seriously WIA.

There is still a communications black-out to let all of the notifications happen so we don't know a lot of news but this is the article on the attack:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110115/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

BAGHDAD – Two U.S. troops were killed Saturday by an Iraqi soldier who apparently smuggled real bullets into a training exercise and opened fire, raising fresh concerns about insurgents worming into thenation's security forces as the Americans prepare to leave by the year's end.

A U.S. military official said the shooter was immediately killed by American soldiers who were running the morning drill at a training center on a U.S. base in the northern city of Mosul. The U.S. official said the exercise was not meant to involve live ammunition, and anIraqi army officer said the shooting appeared to have been planned.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. A U.S. statement confirmed that two soldiers were killed and a third was wounded by small-arms fire by what the military described as "an individual wearing an Iraqi army uniform."

"This incident occurred during a training event being conducted by U.S. forces as part of their advise and assist mission with Iraqi security forces," the U.S. military said in a statement.

The Americans were not identified pending notification of next of kin, and the statement provided few other details. The U.S. troops were from the 4th Brigade, 1st CavalryDivision, based at Ft. Hood, Texas.

We know the family of the wounded soldier, please keep them and the families of all the 1-9 soldiers in your prayers, its going to a rough ride...