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(KSL News) -- An airman from Hill Air Force Base has suffered severe injuries in Iraq.
Daniel Acosta was on a bomb disposal detail near Baghdad last week when a device exploded near him. Acosta was severely burned. Army doctors are treating him in Houston.
Airman Acosta, received a Purple Heart. He may have to spend a year in rehabilitation.
