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

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

By ROBERT BURNS
AP Military Writer
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 said Monday, raising the U.S. military death toll in Iraq 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, 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://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041122/APA/411220831

And CNN is reporting about soldiers saving puppies and fights at sporting games. Not that that's a bad thing, but the real stories remained buried.

[DawnneOBTS]

1. very sad

I was wondering why we weren't hearing anything about the number of deaths in Iraq since the whole Fallujah assault (and the assault on America by the right-wing nut jobs who elected W as well). Now I know. There's more than a week to go in November, too. Bloodiest month yet, and the blood is on W's filthy hands.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. The regime says that the death toll isn't important.

It IS sad.

[karlrschneider]

3. Actually, it did top 100 a couple days ago

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[leftchick]

4. 110! Always downplaying the numbers...

like they aren't actually someone's loved ones. I actually feel there are way more dead than this as well..... :(

http://icasualties.org/oif/

Military Fatalities: By Month
Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
11-2004 106 4 0 110 5 22