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Fort Carson, Colo. –Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Hager, 29, of Broomfield, Colo. was among three soldiers who died of injuries suffered during combat operations in Iraq, the Defense Department said Sunday.
Hager; Pfc. Travis W. Buford, 23, of Galveston, Texas; and Pfc. Rowan D. Walter, 25, of Winnetka, Calif., died Friday of injuries suffered a day earlier when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle, military officials said.
All were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Fort Carson.
The Army post has lost 189 soldiers since the war in Iraq began, spokeswoman Judy Dutt said.
