Deaths Announced Of 2 City Soldiers
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The military announced the deaths yesterday of two New York City soldiers serving in Iraq.
Lance Corporal Angel R. Ramirez, 28, of Brooklyn, was injured during a non-hostile incident in Al Qaim, Iraq, on December 21. He was evacuated to a Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Calif., where he died February 21. The incident is being probed.
Private First Class Le Ron A. Wilson, 18, of Queens, died July 6 of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
