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2 Floridians Killed In Iraq

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The Associated Press

Published: January 29, 2008

Updated: 01/29/2008 12:56 pm

Two soldiers from Florida were killed during the weekend in Iraq, according to the military.

Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson, 28, of Boynton Beach died Saturday in Baghdad when a bomb detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol, the Department of Defense said.

Wilson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Maj. Alan G. Rogers, 40, of Hampton, was killed Sunday in Baghdad when a bomb exploded while he was on patrol, the Department of Defense said.

Rogers was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, Kan.

Wilson is survived by his father, Willie Wilson of Taylorsville, Ill.; and mother and stepfather, Peggy and Kevin Habian of Boynton Beach.

He entered the Army in January 2002 and arrived at Fort Campbell in September 2006.
Efforts to contact Rogers' family were unsuccessful.

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