Wed Mar 13, 2013, 07:34 PM

Helicopter crash kills 5 U.S. troops

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Source: sfgate

A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.

Monday night's crash brought the total number of U.S. troops killed that day to seven, making it the deadliest day for U.S. forces so far this year. Two U.S. special operations forces were gunned down hours earlier in an insider attack by an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan.

The NATO military coalition said that initial reports showed no enemy activity in the area at the time of the helicopter crash. The cause of the crash is under investigation, the statement said.

A U.S. official said all five of the dead were American. The official said the helicopter went down outside Kandahar city. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been formally released.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Helicopter-crash-kills-5-U-S-troops-4349863.php#ixzz2NSvvUlRg

I found this article from 2003 when searching for dupes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x238627

Some things never change

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4 replies	Author	Time	Post
Helicopter crash kills 5 U.S. troops (Original post)	Paul E Ester	Mar 13	OP
Bring 'em Home,	mpcamb	Mar 13	#1
Something very weird with a post from 2003 almost matching sfgate's article	ConcernedCanuk	Mar 13	#2
Just searched DU with the SF Gate title	Paul E Ester	Mar 13	#3
duplicate topic - locking	OKNancy	Mar 14	#4

Response to Paul E Ester (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:16 PM

mpcamb (83 posts)

1. Bring 'em Home,

BRING 'EM HOME!!

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Response to Paul E Ester (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 08:22 PM

ConcernedCanuk (10,822 posts)

2. Something very weird with a post from 2003 almost matching sfgate's article

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I'm not a great believer in coincidences

The details are almost the same.

How did you even FIND that post?

That's ten years ago!

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Response to ConcernedCanuk (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:32 PM

Paul E Ester (952 posts)

3. Just searched DU with the SF Gate title

Thought it was weird myself. A decade later how little has changed.

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Response to Paul E Ester (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 04:56 AM

OKNancy (29,934 posts)

4. duplicate topic - locking

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014422038

This is "old" news. Happened on Monday ( reported Tuesday) Your link date is March 12.

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