Aug. Death Toll for Reserves in Iraq Soars

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From the Huffington Post......

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The National Guard and Reserve suffered more combat deaths in
Iraq during the first 10 days of August — at least 32, according to a
Pentagon count — than in any full month of the entire war.
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More broadly, Pentagon casualty reports show that the number of deaths among Guard and Reserve forces has been trending upward much of this year, totaling more than 100 since May 1. That ranks as the deadliest stretch of the war for the Guard and Reserve, whose members perform both combat and support missions.

There is little evidence to suggest that part-time troops are being specifically targeted by the insurgents, since the Guard and Reserve troops are mostly indistinguishable from — and interchangeable with — regular active-duty troops

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