Posted on 11/11/2004 1:38:16 PM PST by Racehorse
FRANKFURT, Germany - Medical staff at a U.S. military hospital in southwest Germany are expanding bed capacity to care for scores of wounded from Iraq, including many from the assault on Fallujah, officials said Thursday.
A planeload with 53 wounded from Iraq arrived Thursday morning and another with 49 more was expected to arrive Thursday evening at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - together making an anticipated 102 for the day, spokeswoman Marie Shaw said.
"We are very busy," Shaw said. "We have seen an increase of patient arrivals since the outbreak of the Fallujah conflict."
On Wednesday, 64 wounded were brought in.
The large number of wounded sent to Germany suggests that fighting may be more intense, at least in some areas, than the military had initially indicated.
Since the offensive started Monday, 18 U.S. troops and five Iraqi government soldiers have been killed, said Maj. Gen. Richard Natonski, commander of the 1st Marine Division. He also said 69 American service members and 34 Iraqi troops had been wounded.
Shaw said she did not know exactly how many of the wounded at Landstuhl were from Fallujah, because the hospital typically doesn't note such things specifically. "It's hard to tell," Shaw said. "We don't differentiate."
Landstuhl has long been a destination for wounded from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and usually treats between 30 and 50 injured military personnel per day, Shaw said.
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'bracing'?
Prayers to the troops. God Bless Our Heroes!!
if you have the time today , this Veterans Day ,
please watch "We Were Soldiers Once and Young :
I pray for all these men & women.
We are part of a truly great Nation .
and they are the best of us...
Thank you
Horse hockey. On both counts. Sheesh.
Troll Posting Alert! Anything from Mercury News should be sent to ZOTland.
This is something I've noticed lately: the liberal media are almost SALIVATING when talking about casulaties in Falluja. It's almost like they want more, to justify (in a sick way) their position on the war. It's outrageous.
What is a troll posting alert? Would appreciate the explanation. I truly don't know whether you're suspecting me of being a troll or the Mercury News or both. Also my chance to ask: what is a ZOT?
This is something I've noticed lately: the liberal media are almost SALIVATING when talking about casulaties in Falluja.
Don't think such is recent nor will change . . . ever.
It seems to be "post crappy lefty news " day on FR.
WTF is going on here today?
They will get the best care.
Then ignore the "crappy lefty news" and say the prayers. Geez. Whether the numbers are high or low, from the left or the right, the troops are the news. And, they do need the prayers.
I guess interest from the lib-left media is fading. They have to go someplace to wail and moan...
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