29 days into the year 2010, 29 US soldiers have died.

[Soylent Brice]

Iraq

Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt | 19 yrs old | 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment, 214th Fires Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Yonkers, New York Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related vehicle accident in Mosul, Iraq, on January 20, 2010

Pfc. Michael R. Jarrett | 20 yrs old | Company D, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade North Platte, Nebraska Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Balad, Iraq, on January 6, 2010

Spc. David A. Croft Jr. | 22 yrs old | B Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Plant City, Florida Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with a roadside bomb and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 5, 2010

Spc. Brushaun X. Anderson | 20 yrs old | Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Columbus, Georgia Died of wounds suffered from a non-combat related incident in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2010

Afghanistan

Sgt. Daniel M. Angus 28 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Thonotosassa, Florida One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010

Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Poole 22 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Bowling Green, Kentucky One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010

Lance Cpl. Zachary D. Smith 19 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Hornell, New York One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 24, 2010

Lance Cpl. Jeremy M. Kane 22 Company B, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve Towson, Maryland Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 23, 2010

Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi 25 Navy corpsman assigned to 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan Cordova, Tennessee One of two Marines killed when a roadside bomb detonated while supporting combat operations in southern Afghanistan, on January 23, 2010

Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery 29 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division West Yellowstone, Montana Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident at Korengal Outpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 20, 2010

Tech. Sgt. Adam K. Ginett 29 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, 31st Mission Support Group, 31st Fighter Wing Knightdale, North Carolina Died of wounds suffered from a roadside bomb near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010

Capt. Paul Pena 27 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division San Marcos, Texas Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb in Arghandab River Valley in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 19, 2010

Sgt. 1st Class Michael P. Shannon 52 Individual Ready Reservist assigned to International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul Canadensis, Pennsylvania Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2010

Spc. Robert Donevski 19 Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Sun City, Arizona Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Abad, Kunar province, Afghanistan, on January 16, 2010

Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek 25 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Westwood, New Jersey Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 14, 2010

Sgt. Lucas T. Beachnaw 23 Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Lowell, Michigan Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire in Darya Ya, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010

Staff Sgt. Daniel D. Merriweather 25 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Collierville Tennessee One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010

Pfc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt 21 118th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade Taylors, South Carolina One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a roadside bomb at Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, on January 13, 2010

Spc. Kyle J. Wright 22 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Romeoville, Illinois Died on January 13, 2010 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered earlier that day when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province

Staff Sgt. Matthew N. Ingham 25 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Altoona, Pennsylvania One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010

Cpl. Jamie R. Lowe 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Johnsonville, Illinois One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010

Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski 21 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Tomball, Texas One of three Marines killed while supporting combat operations in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 11, 2010

Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Meinert 20 Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin Killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 10, 2010

Lance Cpl. Mark D. Juarez 22 Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force Bakersfield, California Killed when his MRAP armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on January 9, 2010. Rupert Hamer, a British newspaper correspondent, also died in the blast.

Sgt. 1st Class Jason O. B. Hickman 35 Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Kingsport, Tennessee Died on January 7, 2010, at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with a roadside bomb and small arms fire earlier that day at Combat Outpost Bowri Tana

Spc. Brian R. Bowman 24 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Crawfordsville, Indiana One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010

Pvt. John P. Dion 19 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Shattuck, Oklahoma One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010

Sgt. Joshua A. Lengstorf 24 Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Yoncalla, Oregon One of three soldiers killed when insurgents attacked their unit with multiple roadside bombs and small arms fire in Ashoque, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010

Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith 24 10th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group, 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing Troy, Illinois Died of wounds sustained while supporting combat operations near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on January 3, 2010


http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/2010.01.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. And there's been at least five suicides in the Army

since the first of the year.

[Soylent Brice]

2. that is correct. n/t

[T Wolf]

3. Does this mean the goal for the year is 365? I am sure the army can meet that objective.

Come on - give them a real target to shoot at. This is the finest fighting machine in the history of the world. Setting low expectations is being disrtespectful.

Why do you hate the troops?

[hfojvt]

4. and 29 days into the year over 5,000 have died in car accidents

over 700 have died in 'ordinary' homicides.

I cannot believe the Democrats have not already abolished death. How disgusting.

[Soylent Brice]

5. wow.

really?

[hfojvt]

7. okay, 5,000 may be a little high

it's consistently over 40,000 per year

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf

[Soylent Brice]

13. interesting.

comparing accidental deaths involving automobiles with deaths in an illegal occupation, and a quagmire that's done nothing but destabilize the entire region resulting in hundreds of thousands of civilian casualties - between the two of them.

like i said, really?

[shadowknows69]

12. Yeah, really? Were any of these car accidents the result of an illegal invasion?

[Echo In Light]

6. Sad to know their deaths had zero to do w/"defending democracy."

k/r

[Mari333]

8. knr

all for nothing.
end the goddamned occupations.

[fascisthunter]

9. Just Damn

[Soylent Brice]

10. precisely.

staggering when put into perspective.

[shadowknows69]

11. .

:cry: