GI Killed, 2 Hurt in Attack at Iraq Base
.c The Associated Press
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. soldier was killed and two were wounded by small-arms fire at their base in northern Iraq, the military said Thursday.
The U.S. Central Command said the soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division came under attack at a forward position 50 miles northeast of Baghdad at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The wounded soldiers, who won't be identified until their families are notified, were taken to a military hospital for treatment, Centcom said in a statement.
The death brought to 50 the number of U.S. troops killed in hostile action since May 1, when President Bush declared an end to major combat in Iraq. In all, 165 Americans have been killed in combat in Iraq, 18 more than died in the 1991 Gulf War.
================== God bless our troops, and may that mass-murdering bastard Saddam be caught soon.
I hope this crap ends soon.
The trouble is that you have to draw them out to kill them. We will get them all eventually, but the cost is so high.
Prayers for the families and all the troops.