Posted on 08/17/2004 9:29:54 PM PDT by yonif
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Assailants ambushed U.S. troops with rocket-propelled grenades and bombs in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital, killing one U.S. soldier and wounded several others, the U.S. Army said Tuesday.
The attacks took place Monday in the east of the city, and three armored vehicles were disabled in the assaults, the Army said in a statement.
The wounded were evacuated to a medical treatment facility and the damaged vehicles were recovered. The name of the soldier killed in that attack was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
No other details were immediately available.
At least 935 U.S. servicemembers have been killed in Iraq since March 2003.
The U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division is deployed in Baghdad, where it has about 30,000 troops who patrol the city and help train Iraqi security forces.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of this fallen hero, and I pray for the full recovery of our wounded!! God Bless them!!!
They are hoping for 1,000. The sick bastards.
Rest in peace, brave soldier, and may God comfort your family.
Every so called milestone death be it 100, 200 or 500 they want to celebrate.
Our prayers go out to this brave young man family.
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