Soldiers surprised, but unhurt by IED

By MARGARET FRIEDENAUER, Staff Writer

MOSUL, Iraq--When an improvised explosive device exploded near a group of four U.S. Army Stryker vehicles Wednesday, it wasn't the pulsing boom as much as the timing that surprised the soldiers.
The group included Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kelly and others with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry regiment stationed in this northern city with a large portion of Alaska's 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.