Two U.S. Troops Die in Iraq Copter Crash

[maddezmom]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A helicopter accident killed two U.S. soldiers from Task Force Olympia and injured four, the military said Friday.



The crash on Thursday evening involved two helicopters, the military said in a statement. It did not say where the accident occurred, but Task Force Olympia is based in the northern city of Mosul.


The statement did not say what type of aircraft were involved or give further details on the crash. It said the accident was under investigation and that the four injured soldiers have returned to duty.


The names of the soldiers who died were being withheld until their families are notified.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=3&u=/ap/20041210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_accident

[maddezmom]

1. update

MOSUL, Iraq - A helicopter accident at an air base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed two U.S. soldiers and injured four, the military said Friday.



The crash occurred when an AH-64 Apache helicopter hit a UH-60 Black Hawk that was on the ground, U.S. military spokesman Lt. Col. Paul Hastings said. The accident is under investigation and the cause had not been determined, he said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20041210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_accident

[cliss]

2. "4 injured soldiers are being returned to duty"

What? How can they be returning injured soldiers back to the front. This has got to be dangerous. Troops who are wounded are not at their best. They're in pain. They might not see some serious development happening down the street. They are vulnerable.

For Christ's sake, send them home.