Oklahoma US Marine injured in Iraq

A town is waiting for word on an Oklahoma Marine wounded during fierce fighting this weekend. <br><br>Salina native Lance Corporal Brent Montgomery was 1 of nine Marines wounded in the battle along Iraq's

Monday, April 19th 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

A town is waiting for word on an Oklahoma Marine wounded during fierce fighting this weekend.

Salina native Lance Corporal Brent Montgomery was 1 of nine Marines wounded in the battle along Iraq's border with Syria. Montgomery's mother told the "News on 6" in a phone interview she's talked to her son twice and he seems to be in good spirits.

He was shot in the leg and his injuries are not life threatening. Amanda Bales grew up with Brent and says she hopes he'll be home soon. "His sisters had talked to him the morning it happened and they said if they could do nothing in Germany than they'd bring him back to the US, but it looks like he'll be alright. He was shot in one of his legs."

This is Montgomery's his second tour of duty in Iraq. His superior officer volunteered his unit to continue their duty overseas.