U.S. Deaths in Iraq NEAR 1,000

[CookieD]

This is a tragic story. The only reason the number is important is because the press might wake-up when we reach the "magic" 1,000 and report about the horrors in Iraq for a change.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.main/index.html

U.S. deaths in Iraq near 1,000
Clashes erupt in Baghdad's Sadr City
Tuesday, September 7, 2004 Posted: 8:47 AM EDT (1247 GMT)


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Twelve U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq since Monday in six combat incidents, U.S. military officials said, bringing the number of American deaths in the war to 998.

Five soldiers and seven Marines were killed in the fighting. The latest death came Tuesday morning in Baghdad's Sadr City when a rocket-propelled grenade attack killed a soldier, the military said.

The Sadr City fighting erupted between U.S. forces and insurgents in the teeming slum after a few days of calm.

Battles between U.S. troops and militants loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr killed at least 33 Iraqis in the Baghdad slum district and wounded 200 others, Iraqi officials said.

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1. Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick

I also see that W's "Mission Accomplished" pilot has passed too-can't find the thread.



Army Staff Sgt. Richard A. Burdick, 24, of National City, Calif., is shown in this undated photo provided by family. Burdick was killed in an explosion on Dec. 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Family via Los Angeles Times)

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2. Duplicate

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