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2 US Pilots Die in Iraq Chopper Crash

'Hard landing' north of Baghdad yesterday

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2009 4:00 AM CST

(Newser) – A chopper's "hard landing" in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad took the lives of two US pilots yesterday, bringing the total count of Americans killed in Iraq since the war began in March 2003 to at least 4,361. The military released no further... Read full story »

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2 US Pilots Die in Iraq Chopper Crash

'Hard landing' north of Baghdad yesterday

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