Two more US soldiers killed in Iraq

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http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=39511

BAGHDAD, September 27 (Online): One soldier from the 173rd Airborne Brigade was killed and two others were wounded during an ambush in northern Iraq, the US military said on Friday.

The incident occurred about 11 pm on Thursday when someone fired a rocket-propelled grenade at their vehicle in Kirkuk. The names of the victims were withheld pending notification of kin.

Also, the military announced that a soldier from the 4th Infantry Division died and another was injured in a fire Thursday night in an abandoned building in the Tikrit area. No further details were announced. It was not known whether the fire, which broke out about 1515 GMT, was caused by hostile action.

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[markses]

1. The 173rd soldier has been previously reported

The 4ID soldier, however, is a new report.

[saigon68]

2. Thanks CHIMPANZEE

I'm sure their families will be glad over this news</sarcasm>

[madmax]

3. My 'adopted' soldier belongs to the 173rd

SoCalDem posted that some of these guys weren't getting packages from home. I don't know this soldier but, I worry about him everyday. Where do they post the names of soldiers who've been killed or injured?

[alcuno]

4. DoD hasn't listed them yet. They do after notification.

The names and other information will be here. The site is updated as notifications are made.

http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/

[madmax]

6. Thank you alcuno

[Judi Lynn]

7. The L. A. Times has a running list

of soldiers killed in Iraq. It is complete today up to Thursday.
You can search keyword or by state.

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The site requires free registration.

Hope you'll never get bad news on the soldier you're concerned about.

[Maeve]

8. Another source for dead and wounded--one of the most complete

http://lunaville.org/warcasualties/Summary.aspx

[catmandu57]

10. Lunaville has become my third stop of the day now

They had these covered yesterday. I look in the morning and again before I shut down. They are the most accurate source I believe.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Thanks for posting that site

You're right, it's far more complete, all right.

Should be worth sharing with anyone concerned about the war, absolutely!

[Skittles]

12. same here madmax

I look for Michael B. on those lists. I can't imagine what's it's like for the family members.

[AnnabelLee]

20. I think you & I have adopted the same soldier

The attacks seem to be taking place more & more often in the Kirkuk area, now, & every time I see a headline I worry it might be Michael B.

[RamboLiberal]

17. madmax I sent to 2 soldiers of the 173rd thanks to SoCalDem

And like you I too think of these guys every day. Now I'll be anxious to find out the name of the soldier.

And whomever it is, I'm angry these guys and gals are there in the first place and the idiot in the WH isn't polling at 0% with the American people for this.

[nostamj]

5. another day

lots more political TOONS here:

CARTOONS The "PNAC Playhouse" Edition

[LeftistGorilla]

9. Repukes:

"More biased reporting....things are better than reported..."

yeah right...

[Skittles]

13. reporting soldier deaths

is biased reporting? Lordy. As far as "things are better", how much better could they be to override the horrific daily deaths of young soldiers?

It tears at my soul hearing these reports.

[LeftistGorilla]

14. Have you watched CNN lately?

that's what I keep hearing....
"things are better than the media is reporting blah blah"

pure BS...

[deutsey]

15. Like these chickenhawks even know what the hell they're talking about

The goddam Nazis were insisting they'd win the war right up to win Hitler offed himself.

Bunch of lying, souless bastards.

[Loyal]

16. This makes me sick

How can Republican politicians(and some Democrats) justify a war that has killed so many of our young men and women? I don't think that any president should have the right to send troops into war unless our self-defense is threatened. That includes Liberia, too. One dead soldier is one too many.

[RamboLiberal]

18. 173rd Soldier - Named release on DOD site

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Spc. Kyle G. Thomas, 23, of Topeka, Kan., was killed on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Thomas was on patrol when an improvised explosive device exploded. He died of injuries sustained in the explosion.

Thomas was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Fort Ederle, Italy.

This incident is under investigation.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/nr20030927-0484.html

4th ID Soldier was:
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34, of Casper, Wyo., was killed on Sept. 25, 2003, in Tikrit, Iraq. Lucero died and another soldier was injured when they were struck by an improvised explosive device.

Lucero was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operation Center, U.S. Army National Guard, Casper, Wyo.

This incident is under investigation.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/nr20030928-0486.html

[markses]

19. The 4ID captain's death was initially reported as a fire in a building

Or, it was unreported.

The news was that a 4ID soldier had died while in an abandoned building that caught fire. Not that it had been an IED. Was there an additional fire death?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

21. Is there a site that reports U. S. military casualties in Afghanistan?