Wyomingite Wounded in Iraq

Sheridan, WY – A Sheridan native in the Army's 2nd Armored Cavalry was wounded in action in Iraq Wednesday. According to Nathan Leikip's parents, Leikip received shrapnel in his left eye, and "a chunk" of the eye subsequently had to be removed in surgery. Two other members of Leikip's unit were killed in the incident. Leikip's mother told the Sheridan Press that Leikip was due to leave Iraq in late March or early April. Leikip was also wounded in November.