U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad

Yahoo News Page ^ | 20 May 2004 | n/c

[BlackVeil]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Assailants with hand grenades killed a U.S. soldier and wounded three in central Baghdad early Thursday, the military said.

The name of the slain soldier was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

A total of 790 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq last year. Of those, 576 died as a result of hostile action and 214 died of non-hostile causes.

[dalebert]

God bless this soldier and the ones he served with.

[BlackVeil]

Prayers for his family, too.

[konijn]

Military Fatalities: By Month:
Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
5-2004 53 0 4 57 2.85 20
4-2004 140 0 5 145 4.83 30
3-2004 52 0 0 52 1.68 31
2-2004 20 1 2 23 0.79 29
1-2004 47 5 0 52 1.68 31
12-2003 40 0 8 48 1.55 31
11-2003 82 1 27 110 3.67 30
10-2003 42 1 2 45 1.45 31
9-2003 31 1 1 33 1.1 30
8-2003 35 6 2 43 1.39 31
7-2003 47 1 0 48 1.55 31
6-2003 30 6 0 36 1.2 30
5-2003 37 4 0 41 1.32 31
4-2003 73 6 0 79 2.63 30
3-2003 65 27 0 92 7.67 12
Total 794 59 51 904 2.11 428

[Bringbackthedraft]

Why is the press keeping score on a daily basis? I don't recall the press reporting the 1800 or so casualties on the beach at Normandy and the thousands more lost across Europe. They didn't request to see flag draped coffins arriving by the thousands either from both theaters of operations during WWII. Now they are obsessed with it. It wasn't this bad during 67-68. They're blood thirsty vultures trying to politicize the war for their own gain.