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Five soldiers remain in ICU following Germany training jump

Five soldiers remain in ICU following Germany training jump
By STEVEN BEARDSLEY
Stars and Stripes
Published: October 6, 2011
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Five soldiers remained in intensive care Thursday morning from injuries suffered during a parachute jump in the Hohenfels Training Area on Wednesday, according to a spokeswoman for the Joint Multinational Training Command.

Meanwhile, the monthlong exercise that began Wednesday will continue as planned, she said.

Twenty soldiers remained hospitalized in the nearby city of Regensburg as of Thursday morning, said Denver Makle, the JMTC spokeswoman. Four of the five soldiers in the intensive care unit were admitted directly upon transport from the field on Wednesday. The fifth was later transferred to the ICU.
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