Daily U.S. Casualties 3/31/2004

[yelladawg]

Daily U.S. Casualties 3/31/2004

As of Tuesday, 590 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq a year ago, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 399 died as a result of hostile action and 191 died of nonhostile causes, the department said.

The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, five; Ukraine, three; Thailand, two; Denmark, Estonia and Poland have reported one each.

Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 452 U.S. soldiers have died -- 284 as a result of hostile action and 168 of nonhostile causes, according to the military.

Since the start of military operations, 2,998 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. Nonhostile injured numbered 441.

The latest deaths reported by the military:


A soldier was killed Tuesday in a roadside bombing near Ramadi, west of Baghdad.

No new identifications were reported by the military.

[Mari333]

1. Reality check: this is someone's child, someones daughter or son

and this could also be my stepson if the troops are not brought home now.
Please, please, I beg you. If you are angry, please just take a moment today and call your Sen or Congressperson and demand that the troops are brought home now. Please.

http://www.bringthemhomenow.com
bring our kid home now

[marie123]

5. help us all

have you heard from your son?

[dennis4868]

2. I'm George Bush....

and I approve our soldiers deaths in Iraq :-(

[imax2268]

3. as this pictures show's...

They really are glad we are there...I'm sure these guys are really thankful to have been liberated by BushCo and his business buddies...see the roses on the streets...?

[whistle]

4. The term clay pigeons comes to mind...

...any casualty figures available of American/allied troops since Afghanistan war began?