US casualties in Iraq

[Nick]

2,500 US Soldiers Killed, 18,49 Injured in Iraq War, Abu Ayyub Al-Masri Identified to the Media

[bigjarofwasps]

Washington, June. 15, (BNA) US Ministry of Defense the "Pentagon" announced that the number of soldiers killed in Iraq reached 2500 since the beginning of the war on Iraq in 2003 with the killing of a marines today.

The statement indicated that the soldier who was killed was a US marine highlighting that the number of those killed comprise 1972 soldier that died in battle.

[bigjarofwasps]

A few links..........

http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/index.php

http://www.obleek.com/iraq/

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/

[Helmut Von Moltke]

R.I.P

Bush never should have gotten into the Iraq mess. It's costing the US Army bad now unfortunately.

K

[bigjarofwasps]

I fear its far from over.

[bigjarofwasps]

Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days

10-2006 90 1 2 93 3.88 24

9-2006 71 3 2 76 2.53 30

8-2006 65 1 0 66 2.13 31

7-2006 43 1 2 46 1.48 31

6-2006 61 0 2 63 2.1 30

5-2006 69 9 1 79 2.55 31

4-2006 76 1 5 82 2.73 30

3-2006 31 0 2 33 1.06 31

2-2006 55 3 0 58 2.07 28

1-2006 62 2 0 64 2.06 31

12-2005 68 0 0 68 2.19 31

11-2005 84 1 1 86 2.87 30

10-2005 96 2 1 99 3.19 31

9-2005 49 3 0 52 1.73 30

8-2005 85 0 0 85 2.74 31

7-2005 54 3 1 58 1.87 31

6-2005 78 1 4 83 2.77 30

5-2005 80 2 6 88 2.84 31

4-2005 52 0 0 52 1.73 30

3-2005 35 1 3 39 1.26 31

2-2005 58 0 2 60 2.14 28

1-2005 107 10 10 127 4.1 31

12-2004 72 1 3 76 2.45 31

11-2004 137 4 0 141 4.7 30

10-2004 63 2 2 67 2.16 31

9-2004 80 3 4 87 2.9 30

8-2004 66 4 5 75 2.42 31

7-2004 54 1 3 58 1.87 31

6-2004 42 1 7 50 1.67 30

5-2004 80 0 4 84 2.71 31

4-2004 135 0 5 140 4.67 30

3-2004 52 0 0 52 1.68 31

2-2004 20 1 2 23 0.79 29

1-2004 47 5 0 52 1.68 31

12-2003 40 0 8 48 1.55 31

11-2003 82 1 27 110 3.67 30

10-2003 44 1 2 47 1.52 31

9-2003 31 1 1 33 1.1 30

8-2003 35 6 2 43 1.39 31

7-2003 48 1 0 49 1.58 31

6-2003 30 6 0 36 1.2 30

5-2003 37 4 0 41 1.32 31

4-2003 74 6 0 80 2.67 30

3-2003 65 27 0 92 7.67 12

Total 2803 119 119 3041 2.31 1315

[Steve Russell]

Here's another link for a different perspective. Steve

Vets for Victory

Edited November 19, 2006 by Steve Russell

[Tiger-pie]

All those troops and assets would have made a huge difference in Afganistan, never divide your forces...

Regards;

Johnsy

[Bryan]

On the other hand, how many Iraqi civilians died since US invasion of Irak?

[bigjarofwasps]

Heres a list of them all...

http://icasualties.org/oif/US_NAMES.aspx

[Bryan]

Lot more civilians were killed since the US-led invasion in March 2003. Over 34,000 civilians were killed in Iraq only in 2006, says UN report. This is much worse to my eyes.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?News...Cr=iraq&Cr1

[Ulsterman]

All those troops and assets would have made a huge difference in Afganistan, never divide your forces...

Regards;

Johnsy

So would allowing European NATo forces to fight in Taliban/Al Queda areas. More than a few countries don't allow their troops in the southern areas.

[Chris Boonzaier]

Maybe its the booze... but I think this has a danger of swaying over into modern politics...... hic.... burp.... zzzzzzzz....

did anyone know, that in Germany you can buy South African Vodka, made of grape rests by the KWV (Respected South African wine cartel)... and it came over ebay from a guy in northern Germany... and is stamped NAAFI HM Forces on the bottle?

That bottle will be a casualty as some friends and I are gonna kill it this evening...

I wonder how the German got it and if it was nicked from the NAAFI? He seems to have sold 4-5 bottles.....

[bigjarofwasps]

Maybe its the booze... but I think this has a danger of swaying over into modern politics...... hic.... burp.... zzzzzzzz....

did anyone know, that in Germany you can buy South African Vodka, made of grape rests by the KWV (Respected South African wine cartel)... and it came over ebay from a guy in northern Germany... and is stamped NAAFI HM Forces on the bottle?

That bottle will be a casualty as some friends and I are gonna kill it this evening...

I wonder how the German got it and if it was nicked from the NAAFI? He seems to have sold 4-5 bottles.....

Think this thread might be losing its direction, but since you bring it up Chris, I`m sure NAAFI doesn`t exist anymore, hasn`t it been taken over by SPAR? I trust the Vodka went down without a fight. Did you discover that your malaria had flared up again in the morning? I suffer very badly from it, after I`ve been drinking, which is weird!!!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Think this thread might be losing its direction, but since you bring it up Chris, I`m sure NAAFI doesn`t exist anymore, hasn`t it been taken over by SPAR?

Groooooaaaannn.... I should have left it sealed... maybe it would have been worth something someday...

[bigjarofwasps]

Groooooaaaannn.... I should have left it sealed... maybe it would have been worth something someday...

I`m sure its gone to a better place!!!!

[bigjarofwasps]

23rd June 2005

Bloodiest day for U.S. women

At least four Marines -- including three women -- were killed. Of the 13 Marines wounded, 11 were female, the sources said Friday.

Petty Officer 1st Class Regina R. Clark, 43, of Centralia, Wash., died June 23 in a convoy that was attacked by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in Fallujah. She was a culinary specialist deployed with Naval Construction Region Detachment 30, Port Hueneme, Calif., and was temporarily assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward).

Cpl. Ramona M. Valdez, 20, of Bronx, N.Y., died June 23 while traveling in a convoy that was attacked by a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette, 21, from Cranston, R.I., died June 23 from wounds sustained when a suicide, vehicle-borne, improvised explosive device struck her vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. She was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

[bigjarofwasps]

Saving Private Hubbard: soldier sent home after his brothers die

Spc. Nathan Hubbard, 21, right, was among 14 killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq in August of 2007. He is pictured here with his brother Jason Hubbard.

A Central California soldier was among 14 killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in northern Iraq - the second tragedy for his family, who lost another son to the war three years ago, family friends said.

The family of Spc. Nathan Hubbard, 21, was taking his death on Wednesday "very, very hard," said Clovis police spokeswoman Janet Stoll-Lee, who spoke on behalf of the Hubbards. The soldier's father, Jeff Hubbard, is a retired 30-year veteran of the police department.

Hubbard’s UH-60 helicopter went down during a nighttime mission in the Tamim province that surrounds Kirkuk, an oil-rich city 180 miles north of Baghdad, said Lt. Col. Michael Donnelly, a military spokesman in northern Iraq.

He said facts gathered indicated it was almost certainly due to a mechanical problem and not hostile fire, although the final cause remained under investigation. The military did not immediately release the soldiers' identities pending notification of relatives.

Nathan Hubbard was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, where officials said 10 of the soldiers killed in the crash were based.

The Hubbards lost Nathan's older brother, Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Hubbard, to a roadside bomb in downtown Ramadi in 2004.

[bigjarofwasps]

Lance Cpl. Jared P. Hubbard

22, of Clovis, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Nov. 4 of injuries sustained due to enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq.

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/491976.html