31 Soldiers Have Died While Bush Vacations

[merh]

August 2, 2005 to August 9, 2005

09-Aug-2005
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET
08-Aug-2005
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET
07-Aug-2005
US Private 1st Class Seferino J. Reyna
06-Aug-2005
US Lance Corporal Chase Johnson Cromley
US Sergeant Brahim J. Jeffcoat
US Specialist Kurt E. Krout
05-Aug-2005
US Sergeant 1st Class Brett E. Walden
US Gunnery Sergeant Terry W. Ball Jr.
US Sergeant 1st Class Robert V. Derenda
04-Aug-2005
US Private 1st Class Nils George Thompson
US Staff Sergeant Chad J. Simon
03-Aug-2005
US Lance Corporal Adam J. Strain
US Specialist Mathew V. Gibbs
US Sergeant 1st Class Charles Houghton Warren
US Specialist Jerry Lewis Ganey Jr.
US Lance Corporal Nicholas William B. Bloem
US Corporal David S. Stewart
US Sergeant Bradley J. Harper
US Lance Corporal Kevin G. Waruinge
US Lance Corporal Grant B. Fraser
US Sergeant Justin F. Hoffman
US Lance Corporal Eric J. Bernholtz
US Lance Corporal Aaron H. Reed
US Corporal David Kenneth J. Kreuter
US Lance Corporal William Brett Wightman
US Lance Corporal Christopher Jenkins Dyer
US Lance Corporal Michael J. Cifuentes
US Lance Corporal Timothy Michael Bell Jr.
US Lance Corporal Edward August Schroeder II
02-Aug-2005
US Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas C. Hull
US Staff Sergeant James D. McNaughton

:cry:

[ChiciB1]

1. The REAL Question Is....

Are they actually telling us the truth as to just how many have REALLY died???? Watched Rummy today and wanted to KICK him in his Baaaaaallllls! He such and arrogant prick without a heart!

Let's see HOW he handles CINDY tomorrow! I hope they run his ass in the ground!

Talk about someone goosing up the English language, half the time he leaves most of what he says so WIDE open that he can always come back and say.... "well I actually meant THIS or THAT"!

[merh]

2. It is disgusting that the weed takes a vacation while we are at

war. The war itself is immoral and illegal, but you would think he would find matters to pressing to take time off to play with his chainsaw and wear his blue jeans and wrinkly shirts. :argh:

[Rainscents]

3. I don't trust anything comes out of this administration!

[merh]

4. I don't either.

These are the numbers we know though and it is a sad thing that the weed-n-chief vacations while they die. :cry:

[babylonsister]

5. Merh, nominating for the sake of the soldiers, and the pure,

unmitigated gall of the blivet! How DARE he?

[enough]

6. Staggering.

[merh]

8. Isn't it!

:cry:

[merh]

7. Do you remember when the press gave Clinton hell for

vacationing when the Lewinsky investigation was on going? Hell, that was just an investigation into sex and not national security and we were not at war. :mad: :grr: :mad:

I've had to change the numbers twice today. :cry: :cry:


Thanks for the nomination and kick. :hug:

[Inland]

9. Bush wonders how many moms he's going to have to avoid. nt

[w8liftinglady]

13. no kidding-damn coward.

[DarkTirade]

10. To quote someone on another forum I've seen recently...

I wish I lived in a world where this still shocked and surprised me.

[merh]

11. My gosh -

So do I. :cry:

Welcome to DU, DarkTirade. Thank you for sharing that quote, it is both sad and true.

[DarkTirade]

14. Thanky.

I've read articles on here quite a bit, but never got around to joining until recently.
Then I forgot what password I had. D'oh. :) Took me a bit before I discovered it again.

[merh]

12. kick

:kick:

[lumpy]

15. So many..I didn't know.

Thanks for posting this. I am sad... overwhelmed. How many more until this is over.

[Bluebear]

17. merh has quite an update to make. 5 more killed....

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050810/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. soldiers were killed and six others wounded Tuesday when insurgents attacked their patrol in the northern city of Beiji. One U.S. soldier died in a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad, officials said.

[merh]

18. My God, you are right Bluebear

:cry:

Another thread to begin

[DanCa]

16. It hasn't been a full two weeks yet and

Rome burns while Nero fiddles.

[Cleita]

19. That would be a good sign for Crawford protesters.n/t

[deutsey]

20. Actually, it's 43 according to icasualties.org

http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=8-2005

09-Aug-2005 5 | US: 5 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Bayji (near) - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Bayji (near) - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Bayji (near) - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Bayji (near) - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire
US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad (central part) Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb

08-Aug-2005 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire

07-Aug-2005 1 | US: 1 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US Private 1st Class Seferino J. Reyna Taji (NW of Baghdad)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

06-Aug-2005 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US Lance Corporal Chase Johnson Cromley Amiriyah (S of Fallujah) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb
US Sergeant Brahim J. Jeffcoat Samarra - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Specialist Kurt E. Krout Samarra - Salah ad-Din Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

05-Aug-2005 3 | US: 3 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US Sergeant 1st Class Brett E. Walden Al Kasik Military Base (near) - Ninawa Non-hostile - vehicle accident
US Gunnery Sergeant Terry W. Ball Jr. Bethesda Naval Hosp., MD Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant 1st Class Robert V. Derenda Al Kasik Military Base (near) - Ninawa Non-hostile - vehicle accident

04-Aug-2005 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US Private 1st Class Nils George Thompson Mosul - Ninawa Hostile - hostile fire - sniper
US Staff Sergeant Chad J. Simon Fitchburg, WI Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

03-Aug-2005 18 | US: 18 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US Lance Corporal Adam J. Strain Ramadi - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Specialist Mathew V. Gibbs Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb
US Sergeant 1st Class Charles Houghton Warren Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb
US Specialist Jerry Lewis Ganey Jr. Baghdad (southwest part) Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb
US Lance Corporal Nicholas William B. Bloem Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Corporal David S. Stewart Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Bradley J. Harper Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Kevin G. Waruinge Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Grant B. Fraser Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Sergeant Justin F. Hoffman Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Eric J. Bernholtz Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Aaron H. Reed Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Corporal David Kenneth J. Kreuter Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal William Brett Wightman Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Christopher Jenkins Dyer Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Michael J. Cifuentes Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Timothy Michael Bell Jr. Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
US Lance Corporal Edward August Schroeder II Haditha (2 km S of) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
02-Aug-2005 2 | US: 2 | UK: 0 | Other: 0
US Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas C. Hull USS Nimitz Non-hostile - unspecified cause
US Staff Sergeant James D. McNaughton Camp Victory (at Baghdad Airport) Hostile - hostile fire - sniper

01-Aug-2005 8 | US: 8 | UK: 0 | Other: 0

US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Al Bu Hardan (nr. Syrian border) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - car bomb
US Sergeant James R. Graham III Hit (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb
US Lance Corporal Roger D. Castleberry Jr. Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Sergeant David J. Coullard Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Jr. Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Corporal Jeffrey A. Boskovitch Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Lance Corporal Brian P. Montgomery Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire
US Sergeant Nathaniel S. Rock Haditha (near) - Anbar Hostile - hostile fire

Total 43 | US: 43 | UK: 0 | Other: 0