Missing soldiers are from Fort Drum

FORT DRUM - The kidnapping of three 10th Mountain Division soldiers by terrorists in Iraq will only work to unite America and strengthen the military's determination, soldiers at Fort Drum said Tuesday.

“If this is a scare tactic to undermine our resolve, they need to realize our soldiers are trained killers and don't scare,” said Spc. Dorothy Drake, of Los Angeles, Calif.

“This is more incentive to finish the job. The Army is family. This will bring us together. It will bring the country together,” said Drake, who returned in February from a year-long tour in Afghanistan.