U.S. Death Toll in Iraq for Nov. Tops 100

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - Three Marines who were wounded in action during the Fallujah offensive later died at American hospitals in Germany and the United States, the Pentagon (news - web sites) said Monday, raising the U.S. military death toll in Iraq (news - web sites) for November to at least 101.

Since the initial U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the only other month in which U.S. deaths exceeded 100 was last April, when insurgent violence flared and Marines fought fierce battles in Fallujah and Ramadi.


The Pentagon said two Marines died Saturday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Cpl. Joseph J. Heredia, 22, of Santa Maria, Calif., was wounded in action Nov. 10 in Fallujah, and Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Welke, 20, of Rapid City, S.D., was wounded there Nov. 19, officials said.


Landstuhl is a hub for seriously wounded U.S. soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan (news - web sites), and officials last week said the flow of injured to the hospital jumped to about twice the normal rate after the battle for Fallujah began.

more: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041122/ap_on_re_us/iraq_marine_deaths&cid=519&ncid=1480

[xpunkisneatx]

1. So sad...

They were both right around my age (21). I hate hearing about guys dying for this bullshit war. I check the list every day to see if any of my friends are on it...I am so worried about them :scared:

[GOPFighter]

4. Dead

Yes, George, they are dead. That's it for their life. They will never laugh or sing again. No children, no Thanksgivings, no more birthdays.

Damn, this rips me up!

[sniffa]

2. freedom's on the march

[yellowcanine]

3. "This place is still quite untidy, somebody call Housekeeping." - Don R.

[gratuitous]

5. Okay, so we have 100 military dead

But we've almost re-taken Fallujah! Try to see the trees for the forest here, people. And just because when we get bored with holding Fallujah, it will immediately revert to its former condition, that's no reason to say that these dead shall have died in vain.

No, their deaths must have meaning.

[wellst0nev0ter]

6. Wasn't there 100 Dead throughout the past weekend?

thanx, MSM, for staying on the ball :eyes:

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. Did anyone watch 60 minutes last night?

It talked how the military was skewing the number of wounded in Iraq by excluding those who were not involved in direct combat.

[DulceDecorum]

8. Every official number

is always adjusted by one or two zeros
plus or minus
depending on the situation.