U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000
| Posted by ARealMothersSonForever On News/Activism 12/31/2006 2:52:10 PM EST · 79 replies · 1,928+ views AP via Yahoo ^ | December 31, 2006 | NA BAGHDAD, Iraq - The death of a Texas soldier, announced Sunday by the Pentagon, raised the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count. Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, was killed Thursday by small arms fire in Baghdad, the Defense Department said. U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq Top 3,000 |
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| Posted by KeyLargo On News/Activism 12/31/2006 6:47:48 PM EST · 34 replies · 473+ views NBC5.com ^ | 12/31/2006 NBC5.com U.S. Military Deaths In Iraq Top 3,000 UPDATED: 2:25 pm CST December 31, 2006 The death of a Texas soldier, announced Sunday by the Pentagon, raised the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count. Spc. Dustin R. Donica, 22, of Spring, Texas, was killed Thursday by small arms fire in Baghdad, the Defense Department said. The grim milestone was crossed on the final day of 2006 and at the end of the deadliest month for the American military in Iraq in the past 12 months.... |
Not to minimize anything, but Robert E Lee lost more than twice that many in one 45 minute charge on July 3, 1863.
Losses for Iraq have been remarkably light.