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Soldier injured during ‘live fire’ training exercise at Fort Stewart

Maj. Matt Howard (left), of Dahlonega, and Capt. Craig Keller (right), of Marietta, zero their weapons at the firing range while training for deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Stewart on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. A fellow soldier was injured this week during a “live fire” training exercise at the military installation. CURTIS COMPTON /staff CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
Maj. Matt Howard (left), of Dahlonega, and Capt. Craig Keller (right), of Marietta, zero their weapons at the firing range while training for deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Stewart on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. A fellow soldier was injured this week during a “live fire” training exercise at the military installation. CURTIS COMPTON /staff CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
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Dec 8, 2017

The U.S. military is investigating how a soldier was injured in a “live fire” training exercise this week at Fort Stewart in South Georgia.

Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson declined to identify the soldier or say how the injury occurred Wednesday evening, citing the continuing investigation. But Larson confirmed the soldier is a member of the Fort-Stewart-based 3rd Infantry Division and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Fort Stewart is located about 40 miles southwest of Savannah.

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