4 North Carolina Soldiers Killed in Iraq

The military says four soldiers from
North Carolina have been killed in Iraq.
    The Department of Defense said the four men were assigned to the
120th Combined Arms Battalion in Wilmington. The military said they
were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near
their vehicle in Baghdad on Monday.
    Officials identified the men as 39-year-old Sgt. 1st Class
Edward C. Kramer of Wilmington, 36-year-old Sgt. Roger L. Adams Jr.
of Jacksonville, 30-year-old Sgt. Juan C. Baldeosingh of Newport
and 39-year-old Spc. Robert L. Bittiker of Jacksonville.
    The North Carolina Army National Guard did not immediately
return a call seeking comment.