* 2,026 * KILLED IN IRAQ! ****PENDING NOTIFICATION = 12

[Breeze54]

Total: 2026 Confirmed: 2014 Pending: 12

10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/31/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/30/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/29/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/29/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/29/05 NAME NOT RELEASED YET Pending Confirmation
10/29/05******Hodshire, Michael Paul****Pending Confirmation
10/27/05******Wood, William*************Pending Confirmation

http://icasualties.org/oif/BY_DOD.aspx
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10/31/05
Reuters:
http://za.today.reuters.com/news/

Seven US troops killed in Iraq, anger at US bombing

Seven U.S. troops were killed in three roadside bombings
near Baghdad, the military said on Monday,
making October the bloodiest month for Americans
in Iraq since January.
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CENTCOM:HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
October 31, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-48C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MARINE KILLED IN AL AMIRIYAH

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq –
A Marine assigned to 2nd Force Service Support Group (Forward),
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward),
was killed in action while conducting combat operations against
the enemy when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised
explosive device in the vicinity of Al Amiriyah on Oct. 30.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification
of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
AT [e-mail].

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 31, 2005
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today

the death of a Soldier

who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pfc. Dillon M. Jutras, 20, of Fairfax Station, Va.,
died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Oct. 28,
from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations.
Jutras was assigned to the Army's 3rd Battalion,
75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.

For further information related to this release,
contact Army Public Affairs at [phone].
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10/31/05
CENTCOM:

TWO 29TH BCT SOLDIERS KILLED (confirmed)

Two 29th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers were killed
by an improvised explosive device
at approximately 9:06 a.m. Oct. 31
while on a patrol north of LSA Anaconda.

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Four U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Iraq

Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:37 PM GMT6

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -
Four U.S. soldiers were killed on Monday
when a roadside bomb went off on their patrol
just south of Baghdad,
the military said in a statement.

The incident, around the town of Yusufiya,
was one of the heaviest single U.S. losses for some time.
No further details were given.

:grr: :cry:

[Roland99]

1. We're making some inroads now!

Inroads leading to graveyards!

:(

[Beaverhausen]

2. Yeah, * knew what he was doing by nominating Alito- distraction

from the real news of the day.

:cry:

[Brundle_Fly]

3. It is really heating up there.

seems like in the last three weeks every report of deaths is more than 3 victims instead of the usual one or two in other times.

Herysh said the big OK Corral in Baghdad was coming, just no one knew when.

I hate this war.

[Qanisqineq]

4. Horrible

But remember: we are now fighting to honor those that have already died. We can't leave or it would dishonor the 2,014 that died prior to them. I guess that is also why we bring home the flag-draped coffins and the wounded troops in the cover of darkness -- to honor them. *cough*

[Breeze54]

5. no shit....

At first when I read your post,
I was going to tear you a new one
but then I saw the * cough * /:sarcasm:
yikes!! (sorry)








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http://www.gsfp.org/article.php?id=72

Name Withheld Pending Notification
by Cindy Sheehan
Snip-->

When I woke up this morning, the “official” death count in Iraq was 1576.
The first thing I do in the morning after I boot up my computer is
to check the DoD website to see if any more of our nation’s
precious children were killed in this horror of a nonsensical war.
I was talking to another Gold Star Mom, Celeste Zappala,
today and she sadly advised me that the count rose to 1579
(note: the official count is now 1594)while she was out to lunch.

Celeste and I and too many other moms know what the significance
of “Pending Notification” means: it means that there are people
in our country going through their lives right now not even
knowing that they are about to be ambushed with the most
devastating news of their lives:

“We regret to inform you….”

Somewhere in America, there is a mom
(I always think of the moms first) shopping for groceries,
driving home from a long week of work,
or maybe even planning her soldier’s homecoming party.
Somewhere, here in our country there is a mother who is hoping
that she will receive a Mother’s Day card from her soldier,
or perhaps, if she is extremely lucky, a rushed telephone call.

There is a mom out there who has been worried sick
about her soldier since they arrived in the combat zone.
Maybe the mom still supports George Bush and the occupation
or maybe the mom is certain if her child is killed in this
abomination that her sweet baby,
her soldier will have died for lies and betrayals.

In the end, and at that moment,
the mom is not going to care about politics or about
reasons for invasion and occupation.
She won’t care if her child died for freedom and democracy,
or to make some people wealthier and more powerful.

All she will see is the Grim Reaper in a uniform
standing at her door before she collapses on the floor
screaming for her child and pleading with the Grim Reaper
to take her with him.<--SNIP

[Qanisqineq]

7. sorry

sorry it wasn't more clear that I was being sarcastic. I'm just so tired of that justification for not withdrawing :grr:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. Just new numbers on the scorecard that shows we're "winning".

Don't worry, be happy. The politicians keep telling us that the "insurgency is failing".

The Pentagon is back to relying on body-counts to exhibit their glorios victories....until the helicoper lifts off from the embassy.