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To: Cannoneer No. 4

Did somebody miss a turn? Off a 30 ft. embankment?


3 posted on 08/21/2004 7:02:14 AM PDT by TheBattman (http://www.swiftvets.com/)
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To: TheBattman
December 9th, 2003 - Three Stryker brigade soldiers from Fort Lewis were killed Monday evening when two Stryker vehicles plunged from a collapsed embankment and landed upside down in an irrigation canal northeast of the Iraqi town of Duluiyah.

July 14, 2004 -- Two Stryker Brigade soldiers were killed and two others were injured when their vehicle rolled over in Iraq Wednesday morning.

6 posted on 08/21/2004 7:28:08 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
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To: TheBattman

A 30' drop! It's a wonder they weren't all killed!


12 posted on 08/21/2004 8:24:21 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: TheBattman

It was dark. It was in front of them. They drove over it. That can happen.


18 posted on 08/25/2004 7:01:34 AM PDT by Cannoneer No. 4 (I've lost turret power; I have my nods and my .50. Hooah. I will stay until relieved. White 2 out.)
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