After Activation For Storm Response, 2 National Guard Soldiers Injured In Turnpike Crash
Sgt. Anthony Jones / Oklahoma National Guard Two days after the Oklahoma National Guard activated personnel to assist the Oklahoma Highway Patrol with severe winter weather response, two soldiers were injured Monday when the driver of a semi-truck struck their Humvee from behind on the Will Rogers Turnpike near Vinita. "They both received non-life-threatening injuries" and were taken to Mercy Medical Center in Joplin, Mo., for treatment, said Lt. Col. Geoffrey Legler, public affairs officer for the state Guard, in a Monday evening phone call. "One was released after being checked out by a d...
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