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NEWS ABOUT: troop deaths

troop deaths stories: 5 news summaries

 2 US Pilots Die in Iraq 
 Chopper Crash 

'Hard landing' north of Baghdad yesterday

Nov 9, 09 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 details about the crash, but... More »

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 Troops Despair, Question 
 Afghan Mission: Chaplains 

'I'm not exactly sure why we're' in Afghanistan, says one

Oct 8, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Morale is not good at the Forward Operating Base in Wardak province. Soldiers there are starting to lose hope, base chaplains tell the Times. “They feel they are risking their lives for progress that’s hard to discern,” said one, while another described a “sense of... More »

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US Soldier Killed in Iraq Blackhawk Crash

Aircraft crashes have become less common in Iraq

Sep 20, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American solider was killed and 12 others were wounded last night when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a US base in Iraq, the AP reports. The cause of the crash is unknown and is now under investigation. Air crashes have become less common in Iraq, Reuters says, since the... More »

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 US Troop Deaths 
 Pass 5K in Iraq, 
 Afghanistan 

Deadliest month so far in Afghanistan

Jul 21, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The combined death toll among US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan has passed 5,000, USA Today reports. The Pentagon says 4,332 have died in Iraq and 669 in Afghanistan. At least 30 American troops have died in Afghanistan in July, the deadliest month in the nearly 8-year-old war,... More »

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 US Troop Deaths at New Low 

Fewest troops killed since Iraq war began

Dec 31, 08 2:09 AM CST
(Newser) - The US military lost 467 service members in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2008, the lowest annual death toll since the Iraq war began in 2003, reports USA Today. But the coming year could be more challenging. Up to 30,000 extra troops are being sent to Afghanistan and upcoming elections... More »

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