
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Military officials gathered Tuesday for the second time in four days to confirm the deaths in Iraq of New Jersey National Guardsmen.
Sgt. Humberto Timoteo and Spc. Ryan Doltz were killed Saturday when a roadside bomb hit their armored vehicle. The two men, members of a field artillery unit, were providing security for a convoy when they were killed.
The deaths brought to four the number of New Jersey Guardsmen slain in Iraq since Thursday.
“The loss of a single soldier is difficult to the National Guard family and community,” said Lt. Col. Roberta Niedt, a spokeswoman. “It is inconceivable that we...