
BOISE, Idaho � Three Idaho soldiers from an Army Reserve unit were killed in an explosive attack on their vehicle in Iraq, marking the deadliest attack for Idaho soldiers since combat began in 2003.
Two other soldiers from the same unit, the Boise-based 321st Engineer Battalion, were injured in a second separate attack, according to a release Feb. 9 from the 70th Regional Readiness Command in Fort Lawton, Wash., which oversees the unit.
The attacks happened in Iraq�s Anbar province west of Baghdad on Feb. 8.
The dead soldiers were identified as Pfc. Raymond M. Werner, 22, of Boise Sgt. James Holtom, 22, whose parents live in Rexburg and Spc. Ross A. Clevenger, 22, whose mother lives in Melba and father lives in Kennewick, Wash., according to the release.
The two injured soldiers were Staff Sgt. George G. Nickel, 37, and Sgt. John J....