National Guard soldiers injured

Three soldiers from Iowa City?s Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, and one from Waterloo?s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, were wounded when their vehicle was struck by an Improvised Explosive Device while conducting combat operations Tuesday in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.

1st Lt. Nicholas R. Morris, 26, of Columbia, S.C.; Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Wilczak, 40, of Luther; Sgt. Martin C. Ennor, 25, of Cedar Rapids; and Pfc. Tyler M. Sirovy, 26, of Deep River were transported to medical facilities in Afghanistan. Ennor has been evacuated to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany for additional medical treatment.

According to the Iowa National Guard Public Affairs Office at Fort Dodge, conditions and injury reports for the soldiers are unavailable at this time.

Approximately 2,800 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team were deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, in July and August. Their mission is to provide full-spectrum operations in a combat theater, including lethal and non-lethal capabilities, support to Afghan National Army and Police units and assistance to humanitarian relief initiatives.