Daily U.S. Casualties 3/13/2004

[yelladawg]

Daily U.S. Casualties 3/13/2004

As of Friday, 558 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 379 died as a result of hostile action and 179 died of nonhostile causes, the department said.

Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 420 U.S. soldiers have died -- 264 as a result of hostile action and 156 of nonhostile causes, according to the military.

Since the start of military operations, 2,788 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department's figures. Nonhostile injured numbered 424.

The latest deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:


Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an explosive Thursday northeast of Habbiniyah.

There were no new identifications reported by the military Friday.

[leftchick]

1. 560....

2 US soldiers were killed today in Tikrit and 5 soldiers seriously wounded.

fuck you chimpy*.... :(

[Hav]

2. .

What does qualify as nonhostile? Like when you hit a mine??

[Solon]

3. 579 total as of March 10...

Most accurate I can find is here:
http://www.cryptome.org/

Has Calendar, Names, Where they died and how.

[Qanisqineq]

4. 562

All depends on where you get your info
www.antiwar.com/casualties/
12 this month alone (only 13 days into it)
http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/list.php

On Edit: The number seen on this site usually follows what my husband sees on the Armed Forces Network while he is in Iraq.

[Mari333]

5. Civil war....emails from my stepson today in Baghdad

hey pops

good, it seems that most of that city has gotten out of the stuck up bush
backing redneck phase. yea, this place is pretty big. and it is getting
bigger. they are constructing a few new buildings, one being a hospital.


yea, dan rather must have been close by here. we had a few mortars come
close, but none close enough to bother me. we didn't even know what they
were, it was like being close to a fireworks show, but not knowing where
they were. oh well, they have only done it a few times before, maybe that's
the last of it.

i'm staying safe, the worst thing that's happened was i didn't wear earplugs
at the range. won't be doing that again

-------------------------and to me------------------------------

hey

i am fine, just a little tired. we got mortared this morning, but nobody was hurt. i didn't even realize it until the third one exploded, so we went to the prison and sat tight, but three was all they wanted to fire. only one landed in the prison, the others landed near the city outside the gate. they really need to stop doing that. it was no big deal, we all just scratched our heads thinking 'what the hell was that?' then came the realization after i heard fizzing overhead, then figured out that it wasn't some idiot trying to blow something up outside the gate.

honestly, the mortars were the main thing i was concerned about, and after this morning, they don't really bother me. i am never out in the open, so i have nothing to worry about. i wasn't even bothered by them.

anyways, i am fine, still no mail coming in. they say it takes no time at all to get to your side, but forever to get to me. go figure.

i love you
i am wearing my vest right now, so don't worry
-------------------------------------------------------------------

BRING THEM HOME NOW NO MORE DEAD NO MORE WOUNDED
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[Qanisqineq]

6. about the mail...

It usually took about 2 weeks for something from my husband to get to me and about 5 weeks for something to get to my husband. Frustrating!

Glad you got to hear from him!

[Mari333]

8. email. Id go insane if he didnt email.

I just wish he wasnt where he is.
(((so glad hubby is home dont let them send him back))))
yes, the boxes of food we sent him arent getting there, we sent them 3 months ago and send one every other day. damned military.

[Qanisqineq]

9. almost home

sitting in Kuwait right now

[Mari333]

10. oh let us know when he comes back to your arms!!

(((hugs)))

[Hav]

7. .

Good luck to your stepson in that hell.

[Mari333]

11. no luck for any of them if we dont fight like hell here to stop this "war"

and demand the assholes in the WH be held accountable for trying to kill our kids to make profits.
http://www.mfso.org