Roadside bombs in Iraq kill 7 troops

[blonndee]

Source: AP



By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer 4 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Roadside bombs killed seven American troops in Iraq on Saturday, including four in a single strike outside Baghdad, the military said, as U.S. and Iraqi troops captured two senior al-Qaida militants in Diyala province.

Separately, a predawn operation by U.S. forces working with Iraqi informants in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr City netted three other militants suspected of ties to Iran, the military said.

The Americans have accused Iran of providing mainly Shiite militias with training and powerful roadside bombs known as explosively formed projectiles, or EFPs, that have killed hundreds of U.S. troops in recent months.

Roadside bombs, including EFPs and other makeshift devices used by Sunni and Shiite militants alike, are the No. 1 killer of foreign troops in Iraq and Saturday's deaths were no exception.

...

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[Flagg]

1. Fuck Bush, fuck Cheney

[rwork]

2. I watched MSNBC this morn,

They never mentioned Iraq.

[fed-up]

4. story was just posted on sfgate at 7:11am PST-nt

[fed-up]

3. f*ck the dems that voted for funds to start/continue this blood bath :( nt

[rodeodance]

11. I send these announcements to my Congresscritters REPUG and Dem

[krispos42]

17. Even if they hadn't passed any bill this still would have happened

There was enough money sloshing around the Pentagon for at least until August for Iraq anyway. :-(

[PassingFair]

21. But maybe they wouldn't be out SURGING all over the place. nt

[krispos42]

28. This a done a week after the Dems took the oath of office

Bush is playing on the fact that Congressional power is a war-hammer, not a rapier. Very powerful, but slow to swing and lacking precision. And the Democrats, having just picked up the war hammer, are still uncertain as to how to yield it.

There's enough money and authorizations floating around for things to last until the end of summer :-(

[Warren Stupidity]

5. So I see our Iron Trap, our Huge Krushing Blow To Al Kader

has done pretty much nothing to end the insurgency. My guess is that the insurgents actually live in Iraq, have no place to go but Iraq, are not going to accept heathen foreigners swaggering around their land in their overstuffed storm trooper gear and cost-plus engineered vehicles, and consequently are going to continue killing us at every opportunity until we give up and go home. Our home, by the way, is not Iraq. We have options, they don't.

[coalition_unwilling]

32. I am waiting for the emergence of a National Liberation Front that

brings together al Sadr's Mahdi Army militia and various Sunni resistance groups. That will be the next step in this sorry saga.

Remember that the National Liberation Front in the puppet regime of South Vietnam emerged after roughly six years of brutal policies by the forces of Ngo Dinh Diem. By my count, that means we'll need one more year of brutal, illegal occupation by the U.S. before a true Iragi NLF emerges.

[rodeodance]

6. Eight US troops reported killed in Iraq 6/23, one in Afghanistan

this post fits here also:

Forum Name General Discussion
Topic subject Eight US troops reported killed in Iraq 6/23, one in Afghanistan
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1167569#1167569
1167569, Eight US troops reported killed in Iraq 6/23, one in Afghanistan
Posted by frogcycle on Sat Jun-23-07 09:51 AM

Now 78 in Iraq, 12 in Afghanistan for June

http://icasualties.org/oif /

http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=6-2007

http://www.icasualties.org/oef/Afghanistan.aspx

[rodeodance]

9. U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3536 Pending DoD Confirmation: 19

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3536
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation: 19
Total 3555

[rodeodance]

7. One U.S. soldier dead, two wounded in Afghanistan

Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject One U.S. soldier dead, two wounded in Afghanistan
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2891042#2891042
2891042, One U.S. soldier dead, two wounded in Afghanistan
Posted by fed-up on Sat Jun-23-07 09:55 AM

Source: CTV.ca-Associated Press

One U.S. soldier dead, two wounded in Afghanistan
Updated Sat. Jun. 23 2007 8:12 AM ET

Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S.-led coalition says one soldier is dead and two wounded during a clash in southern Afghanistan.

It says the soldier died this morning during combat operations near the village of Langar in Helmand Province.

Coalition forces came under small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire around 5:45 a.m. and immediately returned fire.

The nationalities of the soldiers, and the condition of those injured, has not been released.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20070623/afghanistan_deaths_070623/20070623?hub=World


I really, really hate having to read the casualty list every day hoping my friend's son is NOT on the list.....

[fed-up]

10. posting time threw me for a loop from what you copied-it is only 8am here (you aren't west coast).nt

[rodeodance]

12. 10 am here in madtown WI

[rodeodance]

8. Improvised explosive device strikes MND-B patrol (2 incidents, 3 dead)

and another one posted:


Forum Name Latest Breaking News
Topic subject Improvised explosive device strikes MND-B patrol (2 incidents, 3 dead)
Topic URL http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2890954#2890954
2890954, Improvised explosive device strikes MND-B patrol (2 incidents, 3 dead)
Posted by Eugene on Sat Jun-23-07 07:20 AM

Source: MNF Iraq

RELEASE No. 20070623-09
June 23, 2007

Improvised explosive device strikes MND-B patrol
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO

BAGHDAD — Two Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers were
killed and three others were wounded when their unit was struck
by a roadside bomb, then received small arms fire in eastern
Baghdad early June 23.

In the past month the unit has conducted numerous clearing
operations designed to disrupt insurgent activity by targeting
improvised explosive device making cells, in an order to provide
the Iraqi citizens a more secure environment.

The deceased Soldiers’ names are being withheld pending
notification of next of kin and release by the Department of
Defense.


Read more: http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12486&Itemid=21


Source: MNF Iraq

RELEASE No. 20070623-08
June 23, 2007

MND-B Soldier dies from non-battle related cause
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO


BAGHDAD — A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier died from a
non- battle related cause June 23. The incident is under investigation.

The deceased Soldier’s name is being withheld pending notification of
next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.


Read more: http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12485&Itemid=21


Related: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 23 - Reuters

[Strelnikov_]

13. The EFPs look relatively simple to me

Seems experienced Sunni bomb makers could fabricate the EFPs fairly easily. Especially if the copper plate is smuggled in from, say, Saudi Arabia. The rest of the bomb is just a pipe and C4, a big pipe bomb.

A simple weapon that is really only effective in built up areas, which is why maneuver warfare was developed around the concept of staying out of built up areas. Occupation is a whole different animal.

Maybe Iran is supplying them like they seem to be pumping. However, Juan Cole is dubious that Shia Iran would be supplying Sunni insurgents, and he has pointed out that the vast majority of US casualties are in Sunni areas. I trust Juan Cole more than our compromised military leadership at this point.

From the wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosively_formed_penetrator

Use in improvised explosive devices

EFPs have been used in improvised explosive devices against armoured cars, for example in the 1989 assassination of the German banker Alfred Herrhausen (attributed<5> to the Red Army Faction), and by the Hezbollah in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. A recent development is their widespread introduction in IEDs by insurgents in Iraq<6>.

The charges are generally cylindrical, fabricated from commonly available metal pipe, with the forward end closed by a concave copper or steel disk-shaped liner to create a shaped charge. Explosive is loaded behind the metal liner to fill the pipe. Upon detonation, the explosive projects the liner to form a projectile at a velocity well over 1 km/s, depending on the design and type of explosive used.

Often mounted on crash barriers at window level, they are placed along roadsides at choke points where vehicles must slow down, such as intersections and junctions. This gives the operator time to judge the moment to fire, when the vehicle is moving more slowly<7>.

Detonation is controlled by cable, radio control (RC), or remote arming with passive IR (PIR) trigger. EFPs can be deployed singly, in pairs, or in arrays, depending on the tactical situation.





Improvised Explosive Device in Iraq. The concave copper shape on top is an explosively formed penetrator

[Middle finga]

20. I agree

Blaming Iranians is just a stunt to try to justify an attack on Iran. Before the war we were told the iraqis had the know how to make nuclear and chemical weapons but now we are suppose to believe the Iraqi insurgents are incapable of making effective IED's so it must be Iran? As I recall before all the turmoil in Iraq, the Iraqis had one of the most educated societies in the middle east. America need to admit that they fucked with the wrong country, the Iraqi insurgency is sophisticated and the western coalition has no answer for it.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

14. K&R for the dead & wounded - My prayers are with their families...God help us...

[Babsbrain]

15. blah blah blah

Only a handful of people will notice this since we have become numb to the murder of our sacrifical lambs in Iraq.

The convoys will continue to bring Halliburton its dinner and our brave men and women will continue to get slaughtered.

GWOT...The Global War on Terrorism....I will only start breathing again when that stands for "George W. on Trial"

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Oh damn

:cry:

[whistle]

18. Now George Bush and his war are just needlessly wasting U.S. lives

U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD:................ 3536
Reported U.S. Deaths Pending DoD Confirmation:.. 19
Total:....................................................... 3555

Date Total Name Place of Death - Province Cause of Death
23-Jun-2007 8 | US: 8 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Tikrit - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northwest of) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northwest of) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northwest of) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northwest of) - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad Non-hostile
22-Jun-2007 1 | US: 0 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
UK NAME NOT RELEASED YET Basra - Basrah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
21-Jun-2007 7 | US: 7 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northern part) Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northeastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northeastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northeastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northeastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (northeastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
20-Jun-2007 9 | US: 8 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (western part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Shawn P. Martin Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
US Staff Sergeant Stephen J. Wilson Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
US Sergeant 1st Class William A. Zapfe Baghdad (Muhammad al Ali) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Private 1st Class Joshua S. Modgling Baghdad (Muhammad al Ali) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
UK Major Paul Harding Basra - Basrah Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire
19-Jun-2007 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Darryl W. Linder Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
18-Jun-2007 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Jacob T. Tracy Baghdad (Died in Balad) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Private 1st Class Larry Parks Jr. Al Jabor - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Eric L. Snell Baghdad (eastern part) (Died in Balad) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Private 1st Class David A. Wilkey Jr. Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
16-Jun-2007 4 | US: 3 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
US 1st Lieutenant Frank B. Walkup IV Rashaad - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Danny R. Soto Rashidiyah - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Grass. Zachary A. Rashidiyah - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
UK Lance Corporal James Cartwright As Sarraji district - Basrah Non-hostile - vehicle accident
15-Jun-2007 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Michael Patrick Pittman Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire
US Major Kevin H. Sonnenberg Balad (Balad Air Base) - Salah ad Din Non-hostile - jet crash
14-Jun-2007 7 | US: 7 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Richard K. Parker CSC Scania - Qadisiyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Dustin R. Brisky Tallil - Dhi Qar Non-hostile - explosion
US Staff Sergeant Michael A. Bechert San Antonio, Texas - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Derek T. Roberts Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Farid Elazzouzi Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Val John Borm Kirkuk (near) - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Josiah W. Hollopeter Muqdadiyah (Died in Balad) - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
13-Jun-2007 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Private 1st Class Casey S. Carriker Kirkuk - Salah ad Din Non-hostile
12-Jun-2007 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Specialist Damon G. Legrand Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire, RPG
US Lance Corporal Johnny R. Strong Al Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire
US Private 1st Class William C. Johnson Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
11-Jun-2007 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Lieutenant Colonel Glade L. Felix Al Udeid Air Base - NA Non-hostile
US Private 1st Class Cameron K. Payne Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
10-Jun-2007 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Corporal Llythaniele Fender Karbala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Corporal Meresebang Ngiraked Karbala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Adam G. Herold Karbala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Brian M. Long Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - explosion
09-Jun-2007 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes Diwaniyah - Qadisiyah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Private Scott A. Miller Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Sergeant Cory M. Endlich Taji - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
07-Jun-2007 2 | US: 1 | UK: 1 | Other: 0
US Senior Airman William N. Newman Balad - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
UK Corporal Rodney Wilson Al-Atiyah district - Basrah Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
06-Jun-2007 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant 1st Class Greg L. Sutton Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Private 1st Class Shawn D. Gajdos Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED, small arms fire
US Sergeant Matthew Soper Bayji - Salah ad Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Timothy B. Cole Jr. As Sadiyah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
05-Jun-2007 4 | US: 4 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Staff Sergeant Matthew J. Kuglics Kirkuk - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Technical Sergeant Ryan A. Balmer Kirkuk - At-Ta'mim Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Andrews J. Higgins Ba'qubah - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Private 1st Class Justin A. Verdeja Baghdad (southern part) Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
03-Jun-2007 7 | US: 7 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Caleb P. Christopher Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Staff Sergeant Greg P. Gagarin Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant James C. Akin Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Tyler J. Kritz Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Robert A. Surber Baghdad (northwest of) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Kimel L. Watt Baghdad (eastern part) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Private 1st Class Joshua D. Brown Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
02-Jun-2007 6 | US: 6 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Shawn E. Dressler Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Dariek E. Dehn Sharkat - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist William J. Crouch Al Hadid - Diyala Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Romel Catalan Baghdad (Ameriyah) Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Keith V. Nepsa Qayyarah - Ninewah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Jeremiah D. Costello Qayyarah - Ninewah Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
01-Jun-2007 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Sergeant Bruce E. Horner Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
US Staff Sergeant Juan F. Campos Brooke Army Med Center, TX - Baghdad Hostile - hostile fire - IED, rpg
US Staff Sergeant Travis W. Atkins Yusufiyah - Babil Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Total 82 | US: 78 | UK: 4 | Other: 0

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[frogcycle]

22. their faces

Sgt Charles R. Browning, 31, Tucson, Az

Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr., 28, of Oakdale, LA

Sgt. 1st Class Greg L. Sutton, 38, of Spring Lake, N.C.

Sgt. Cory M. Endlich, 23, of Massillon, Ohio

Pfc Jacob Michael Lowell, 22, New Lenox, Il.
http://media1.suburbanchicagonews.com/nixoncds/image/JO12_LOWELL_P1_scn_feed_20070611_22_44_48_1593-400-290.imageContent
Timothy R. Vimoto, 19, Fort Campbell, Ky
http://cmsimg.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=B2&Date=20070609&Category=NEWS01&ArtNo=306090010&Ref=AR&Profile=1008&MaxW=500&title=1
Senior Airman William N. Newman, 23, of Kingston Springs, Tenn.

?v=0
Pvt. Scott A. Miller, 20, of Casper, Wyo.


Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long, 32, of Burns, Wyo.


Specialist Adam Herold, 23, Omaha, Neb

Spc. Jeremiah D. Costello, 22, of Carlinville, Ill.

Sgt. Kimel L. Watt, 21, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sgt. Robert A. Surber, 24, of Inverness, Fla.

Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz, 21, of Eagle River, Wis.

Sgt. James C. Akin, 23, of Albuquerque, N.M.

Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, 38, of Los Angeles

Sgt. Caleb P. Christopher, 25, of Chandler, Ariz

Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins, 31, of Bozeman, Mont.

Pfc. Joshua D. Brown, 26, of Tampa, Fla
http://cmsimg.detnews.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=C3&Date=20070607&Category=OBITUARIES&ArtNo=706070377&Ref=H3&Profile=1263Q=100&MaxW=250
Sgt. Shawn E. Dressler, 22, of Santa Maria, Calif.

Pfc. Justin A. Verdeja, 20, of La Puente, Calif.

Sgt. Andrews J. Higgins, 28, of Hayward, Calif.

Tech. Sgt. Ryan A. Balmer, 33, of Mishawaka, Ind.

Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Kuglics, 25, of North Canton, Ohio

Sgt. Matthew Soper, 25, of Kalamazoo, Mich

Pfc. Shawn D. Gajdos, 25, of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked, 21, of Koror, Republic of Palau.

Cpl. Llythaniele Fender, 21, of Medical Lake, Wash.
http://cmsimg.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D2&Date=20070614&Category=NEWS11&ArtNo=706140423&Ref=AR&Profile=1001&maxw=264
Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes, 20, of Lorain, Ohio



Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Wilson, 28, of Duluth, Ga

Sgt. Shawn P. Martin, 30, of Delmar, N.Y.


Pfc. Casey S. Carriker, 20, of Hoquiam, Wash.

Maj. Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42, of McClure, Ohio
http://toimg.sv.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=TO&Date=20070617&Category=NEWS17&ArtNo=706170356&Ref=AR&MaxW=240
Spc. Zachary A. Grass, 34, of Beach City, Ohio

MSgt Arthur L. Lilley, 35, Smithfield, Pa.
http://llnw.img.viacomlocalnetworks.com/images_sizedimage_167140716/lg
SSgt Roy P. Lewsader Jr., 36. Clinton, Ind

Sgt. Danny R. Soto, 24, of Houston, Texas
?v=0
1st Lt. Frank B. Walkup, IV, 23, of Woodbury, Tenn.

Private 1st Class Michael Patrick Pittman
http://cmsimg.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=D2&Date=20070617&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=70617007&Ref=AR&Profile=1001&maxw=264
Sgt. Derek T. Roberts, 24, of Gold River, Calif.
?v=0
Captain Joshua E. Steele, 26, North Henderson, Ill

SSgt John Henning, 26, Vinton, LA.

Spc. Josiah W. Hollopeter, 27, of San Diego, Calif.
?v=0
Sgt. Richard K. Parker, 26, of Phillips, Me


Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert, 24, of Hope, Ind.



Cpl. Dustin R. Brisky, 26, of Round Rock, Texas

?v=0
Sgt. Eric L. Snell, 35, of Trenton, N.J.
?v=0
Pfc. David A. Wilkey Jr., 22, of Elkhart, Ind.

Pfc. Larry Parks Jr., 24, of Altoona, Penn

Spc. Darryl W. Linder, 23, of Hickory, N.C.


Pfc. Cameron K. Payne, 22, of Corona, Calif

Pvt. William C. Johnson, 22, of Oxford, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Johnny R. Strong, 21, of Waco, Texas
?v=0
Spc. Damon G. Legrand, 27, of Lakeside, Calif

Lt. Col. Glade L. Felix, 52, of Lake Park, Ga

Pfc. Jacob T. Tracy, 20, of Palestine, Ill.


Sgt. Charles E. Wyckoff Jr., 28, Chula Vista, California


Staff Sgt. Juan Campos, McAllen, Tx

Lt Col Michael A. Robinson, 42, Sylacauga. Alabama

Spc. Keith V. Nepsa, 21, of New Philadelphia, Ohio.

Sgt. Bruce E. Horner, 43, of Newport News, Va

Spc. Romel Catalan, 21, of Los Angeles

Spc. William J. Crouch, 21, of Zachary, La

Sgt. Dariek E. Dehn, 32, of Spangle, Wash.

[uppityperson]

26. Thank you for posting all the pictures. Please continue to do so.

Pictures deserve a thread of their own. Please post pictures when you can. It really helps, is very painful to see it all personalized. A picture of a 19 yr old is what got me involved much more actively. Thanks for posting these. Damn, bunch of kids and a few adults (not to denigrate any of them, but I consider anyone under 25 a kid, I am getting old). RIP all.

[frogcycle]

36. I have all 3500 posted on my website

I add them as fast as I can find them. Usually the same day the name is released; some take weeks.

The link is in my signature below. Save the link and visit whenever you wish.

For the past several months, there is a "slideshow" option that just runs thru the pics for the month - about 3-4 seconds each.

[frogcycle]

38. two names released

of those shown above as "pending notification"
Also one more added today

_ Army Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr., 23, Carmichael, Calif., died Thursday in Baghdad of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents using an explosive and small arms fire; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

_ Army Spc. Karen N. Clifton, 22, Lehigh Acres, Fla.; died Thursday in Baghdad of wounds suffered when her vehicle was hit with a rocket propelled grenade; was assigned to the 554th Military Police Company, 95th Military Police Battalion, Kaiserslautern, Germany.

[frogcycle]

40. yet another

now ten in Iraq today

[uppityperson]

43. kick

[coalition_unwilling]

33. I am sorry for the deaths of U.S. victims of the "poverty draft" but

not as sorry as I am for the deaths of victims of U.S. aggression and brutal occupation.

[MasonJar]

19. The second in command (in Iraq) said yesterday, according to NPR, that

they should be able to hand over much of the security to the Iraqis by Spring. Now it is easy to see how this scenario will play out...they have moved the line in the sand to Spring.

[rodeodance]

31. yes, the writing is on the wall for all to see (SPRING)

[mediawatch]

23. Fuck those who put the roadside bomb

outside baghdad too!

[Faygo Kid]

24. Faux News site stories: Missing woman, Red Bull for illegals, lost ring returned after 40 years

If you look down the page carefully, very carefully, you will find the losses in Iraq - in fact, anything about Iraq - buried. I see from Editor & Publisher that Bill O'Lielly just addressed a convention of journalists about why they are hated (he said they are left wing secular progressives, of course). What are they thinking?

When are the gutless wonders in the media going to call Faux News on the fraud they perpetrate? How can Faux News get away with shifting the ground when they won't even report on the war in Iraq anymore? And why is Bill O'Lielly invited anywhere that decent people congregate?

Is Keith Olbermann totally alone in truth telling? It just doesn't seem to matter how outrageous it gets anymore; the bad guys like Faux always win. I am sick of it.

[Hawaii Hiker]

27. FOX Noise Station, what a joke

"And why is Bill O'Lielly invited anywhere that decent people congregate?"...

That's a great question....Did you see the other day when Keith tore him to pieces....O'Lielly was going off on how NBC spent 2 minutes talking about the 7 kids killed in Afganistan....Then Bill Orally went off on how he covers stories that matter to you...Then Keith showed the silly stories (entertainment nature) that Bill O covered in just the LAST WEEK....Then when Countdown ended & he signed off to Dan Abrams, who was guest hosting for Joe S, Dan had a great line (paraphrasing) "Yeah, why cover Iraq/Afganistan stories as it will only be the #1 issue in the 2008 election"..

[Middle finga]

29. Fox Noise is a disgraceful organization

They were the number one cheerleaders for pushing this war, then once it goes bad they think they can just wash their blood stained hands of it. That's one pathetic organization.

[0007]

25. Start a new God Damn pile, and pile 'em higher

Grass Bush

Pile the bodies high in Austerlitz and Waterloo Iraq
Shovel them under and let me work--
I am the grass; bush; I cover all.

And pile them high in Gettyburg Baghdad
And pile them high in Ypres and Vedum Mossoul and Al Fallaujah

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?

I am the grass bush.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg


Support the war - Donate a Son a Daughter
The GOP working for a better America
God Bless America

[rodeodance]

30. k

[Binka]

34. Ah Fuck!

End the occupation now.

[classysassy]

35. Leadership

where are the leaders,are they all AWOL?,dems get a set of balls and impeach that mad man in the whitehouse.

[StarryNite]

37. Maybe I should cancel that shopping spree

I had planned to take in Baghdad.

God, make this nightmare end!

[spanone]

39. sad that some confuse dying for junior & dick as patriotism

no more patriotic than dying for the mafia

[frogcycle]

41. yesterday's toll now at eleven

plus the one in Afghanistan

local news article on a name released yesterday:

Pfc. Raymond N. Spencer Jr., 23, of Carmichael, died Thursday during an attack by insurgents in Baghdad, according to the Pentagon...

http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=29514

[maddezmom]

42. at least 30 for the week :(

At Least 30 Americans Killed In Iraq
Most Of Deaths Come From Roadside Bombs

POSTED: 8:39 am EDT June 24, 2007

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BAGHDAD -- Another rough week is ending in Iraq as American forces press an offensive against al-Qaida-linked militants.

At least 30 Americans have died in the past week, most of them from roadside bombs. Four soldiers were killed in a single blast Saturday near Baghdad. Three others died in bomb blasts elsewhere. One soldier was killed when his patrol was hit by small-arms fire. Two others died in what are classified as non-combat incidents.

A recent surge in bomb attacks that kill several soldiers at once is seen as an indicator that militants are using larger bombs, including so-called explosively formed penetrators. The U.S. claims those EFPs are coming from Iran.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=102&topic_id=2891029&mesg_id=2891772

[frogcycle]

44. yesterday's Iraq fatality toll now at twelve