U.S. casualties number 248

[tboullett]

U.S. casualties number 248

8/2/2003

As of Friday, 248 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to military officials.

The British government has reported 43 deaths.

On or since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 112 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, according to military figures.

There were no deaths reported by the U.S. military on Friday

Latest identifications released by the Defense Department:


Army 1st Lt. Leif E. Nott, 24, Cheyenne, Wyo.; died July 30 in Belaruz, Iraq, of wounds received from hostile fire; assigned to A Troop, 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry, Fort Hood, Texas.

[TheReligiousLeft]

1. Cheyenne, Wy

It was in the paper today. Maybe people will remember my editorial about the Lesser Bush's bring 'em on comment and realize Bush isn't a good person.

[LanternWaste]

2. Something hit me...(and it wasn't my ex-girlfriend this time)

Something hit me while watching the National News on Thurs. and this is a good time to voice my thought before the thought becomes a memory...

During Viet-Nam, when the media would report casualties, the would always be two numbers, the number killed and the number wounded (which usually amounted to app. 3x the amount of killed). Granted, I was in grade school during the broadcasts, but I do specifically remember hearing casualty counts in addition to KIA counts.

These days, it's a bit of a stuggle to find out the number of wounded and I have never heard that number said on-air (although it may have been, it's just that I have not heard it, despite watching the National News about 4 out of 5 nights/week).

My first reaction is to think that maybe the media (under duress from?) and the WH has laid off the casualty counts because it would sound excessive and have demoralizing on *'s Glorious Little War. Heck, it's a rarity to see * even acknowledge KIA unless it's when he put's on his diplomatic boxing gloves...

[izzie]

3. Look at Body Count site for full killings.

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