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14 Marines, interpreter killed in Iraq
Associated Press 21 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Fourteen U.S. Marines and a civilian interpreter were killed Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. command said.
The Marines, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed in action early Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the military said. One Marine was also wounded in the attack.
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14 U.S. Marines Killed in Iraq When Bomb Hits Their Vehicle
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 3, 2005, 29 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Fourteen U.S. Marines and a civilian interpreter were killed Wednesday in western Iraq, the U.S. command said.
The Marines, assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), were killed in action early Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the military said. One Marine was also wounded in the attack.
The incident occurred during combat operations just outside Haditha, which is 140 miles northwest of Baghdad.
Names of those killed are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.
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