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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 07:51 AM
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US Marine killed south of Baghdad (1493)
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-02/27/content_2624953.htm

BAGHDAD, Feb. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A US Marine was killed on Saturday in a military operation south of Baghdad, the US military said on Sunday.

"A Marine assigned to the First Marine Expeditionary Force was killed in action on Feb. 26 while conducting security and stability operations in Babil Province," the military said in a statement.

The area, located just south of Baghdad and dubbed the "triangle of death", includes Latifiyah, Iskandriyah, Mahmoudiyah and Musayyib where insurgents are active.

More than 1,480 US servicemen have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in March 2003. Enditem

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dennis4868 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 08:39 AM
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1. A t least....
Halliburton stock went up last week :-(
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 08:42 AM
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2. Prayers & Blessings to his spirt and family
:cry:


This Iraqi adventure is insane.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-27-05 08:50 AM
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3. ...and the beat goes on searching for peace, love and sanity -
Seeking insanity, war and hatred is easier and more profitable, eh?
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