Two soldiers killed in Baghdad accident

[qanda]

Two soldiers killed in Baghdad accident
9/30/2003 5:29 PM
By: Associated Press

Baghdad, Iraq-(AP) -- Two American soldiers are dead following an accident in Baghdad last night.

U.S. Central Command says a vehicle responding to reports of a mortar attack near a prison overturned in a canal.

(more)
http://www.news24houston.com/content/headlines/?ArID=15798&SecID=2


I'm not sure if this has already been posted. I noticed it was included in other stories about the "Constitution" of Iraq having difficulties, but don't these soldiers deserve their own recognition.

[karlschneider]

1. It was posted earlier, but the 2nd man was still "missing". I think

yours qualifies as LBN.

[NNN0LHI]

3. MSNBC is still reporting one dead. I think it is actually 3 with this one

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030930/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_deaths&cid=540&ncid=1473

A Look at U.S. Daily Deaths in Iraq

As of Monday, Sept. 29, 311 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. snip

The latest deaths reported by the military:


_ A 17th Field Artillery Brigade soldier died Tuesday from a non-hostile gunshot wound at a base camp near Balad.


_ Two soldiers died when a military vehicle overturned in a Baghdad canal Monday night. A soldier from the 800th Military Police Brigade was trapped in the submerged vehicle and drowned. A soldier from the 82nd Airborne division drowned during an attempt to rescue the trapped soldier.

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[saigon68]

12. More death

Every day a couple-- the big one hasn't happened yet.

[bluestateguy]

2. Despicable

Had Bush Administration policy not followed such a disastarous course, this would not have happened.

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

4. Bookmark this LINK !!!!

This daily news is getting old fast.
Needless deaths and too many permanent injuries and handicaps (called "wounded").

****TOTAL US wounded in Iraq since March 20th=1695***

BOOKMARK this link :

here is the running total of deaths and casualties in Iraq

http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx



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[karlschneider]

5. Well, there is some good news there. Aaron Blakely is feeling much

better after losing both feet.
:grr:

[qanda]

6. Thanks for that link

I did bookmark it. I'm glad to see some responses to this thread, I was beginning to think that even DU was growing tired of the "Dead Soldier Stories." I hope that we never forget those poor guys who are still dying for this illegal invasion.

[alcuno]

7. I can't count the number of times that I have typed that I hope

find peace with God. I hope they find peace with God.

Read about each and every one as well as links to local stories.
http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/

[NNN0LHI]

8. I don't think it is a matter of growing tired of stories of dead soldiers

If that becomes the case we are all lost. I think it is a defensive mechanism used to not have to look at the truth. I think we all do it. Maybe even some of us do it subconsciously?

Don

[qanda]

9. In a way, I think you're right.

But I have noticed a marked decline in responses to the "soldier killed" threads. I'm guilty of it also. I stopped responding because I don't know what to say and the words seem to grow redundant.

[karlschneider]

10. Sensory overload. Our brains can only assimilate so much horror until

it all becomes a dull pain that we just want to go away. damn shame.

[MasonJar]

11. The first Ky. National Guard death

We are very sad in Kentucky today; one of the young men killed was a Kentucky National Guardsman. He drowned in Iraq. This was our first death. It is so personal and so near now. I also feel a great anguish for all the Iraqis we have killed and maimed, especially the totally innocent and the babies.