
TRENTON, N.J. — Two soldiers from New Jersey have been killed in combat in Iraq, the Defense Department said June 20.
Army Spc. Farid Elazzouzi, 26, of Paterson, was one of three soldiers killed June 14 in Kirkuk when an explosive detonated near their vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Infantry Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Army Sgt. Eric L. Snell, 35, of Hamilton, Mercer County, died June 18 in Balad of wounds from small-arms fire in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
Snell was a star...