Iraq Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier; Helicopter Comes Down

[sabra]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aK.2Oj4tnzNU&refer=top_world_news

Iraq Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier; Helicopter Comes Down (Update1)
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- One U.S. soldier was killed when a homemade bomb exploded near their combat patrol near the city of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, and two others were hurt when their helicopter came down near Kirkuk, the military said.

The explosion took place at about 4 a.m. today, the military said in an e-mailed statement, without providing further details.

The soldiers who were injured when their Apache helicopter came down today have been evacuated from the area, and the site has been secured, Staff Sergeant Don Dees said in a telephone interview from Baghdad.

``There's no indication as to why the helicopter came down,'' Dees said. ``What we know is there's an Apache on the ground.'' No further information was available.

[Fridays Child]

1. George barbecues while Baghdad burns.

This shit is getting surreal.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. "coming down" = "crash" - like "collateral damage"="slaughtered civilians"

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and least China calls it what it is . .

Two U.S. troops injured in helicopter crash in northern Iraq

Updated: 2005-08-12 16:01

A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed Friday in northern Iraq, injuring two U.S. troops, the military said, reported AP.

U.S. forces were evacuating the two injured servicemembers in the area of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, said Staff Sgt. Duane Brown, a spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division. He did not disclose the extent of the injuries.

[geckosfeet]

3. Pretty soon all crashes will be referred to as "un-intended landings". nt

[Divernan]

4. Or maybe "unscheduled" or "spontaneous"

nt

[Javaman]

6. Or boo boo's or owies....

3 service men sustained boo boo's today while six others reported owies in another incident.

How ever the pentagon is looking to a big ooops that happened today with a helicopter.

In other news, 3 tanks suffered uh ohs.

[hatrack]

8. Like "Thomas The Tank Goes To Baghdad:"

"Ee-oh! Now bomb buildings!"

[yellowcanine]

11. "It is getting so untidy in here. Why hasn't someone called Housekeeping?

Plus it is getting hard to see through all of this fog (of war).

[Nihil]

13. Excellent

That was what I needed at the end of a depressing afternoon's news ...
the image of a sober-looking news anchor reading the "report" in your
reply!

:thumbsup:

[daleo]

12. How about negative ascent?

"Two soldiers had their health negatively improved during a negative helicopter ascent today."

I suppose that's too negative, though.

[entanglement]

18. or 'helicopter meets ground, pilot not ready'

x(

[leftchick]

5. Photo of the crash. It doesn't even look like a helicopter....

US soldiers view a US Apache helicopter on its side after crashing Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, in the northern area of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. US troops evacuated two injured soldiers said Staff Sgt. Duane Brown, a spokesman for the 42nd Infantry Division. He did not disclose the extent of the injuries. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)

[Javaman]

7. Perhaps they will call it, "roadside art".

[yellowcanine]

10. Looks like a normal landing to me. Maybe a little "untidy", that's all.

Just another casualty of the "fog of war".

[geckosfeet]

15. Looking at that, I would say that they were lucky to survive. nt

[yellowcanine]

9. Helicopters "come down" when they land and the people get off. When they

the people can't get off because they are dead or wounded, the helicopter didn't "come down" it CRASHED.

[samsingh]

14. i really hate the fing media whores and propoganda machine

they are as bad as the communist appartus ever was.

[The Stranger]

16. The Helicopter was Shot Down, Sergeant Dees.

You fucking idiot.

[deadparrot]

17. RIP.

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