4 Fort Hood soldiers die in Iraq roadside bombings

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June 27, 2008 - 9:57 AM

The Associated Press

FORT HOOD - The Army says four Fort Hood soldiers have died in two separate roadside bombings.

A statement issued by the Defense Department today says 20-year-old Spc. Joshua L. Plocica of Clarksville, Tenn., died Wednesday in Baghdad of his wounds after the bomb was triggered near his vehicle.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood.

Another Pentagon statement says 24-year-old Sgt. Alejandro A. Dominguez of San Diego; 20-year-old Spc. Joel A. Taylor of Pinetown, N.C.; and 25-year-old Pfc. James M. Yohn of Highspire, Pa., dies Wednesday in Mosul, Iraq of wounds suffered when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle Tuesday.

They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment, Fort Hood.

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