US soldier dies of wounds in non-hostile incident in Iraq (#1547)

[UpInArms]

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-04/11/content_2812012.htm

BAGHDAD, April 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The US military said here Sunday that a US soldier has died from injuries received days earlier during a non-hostile incident in Iraq.

The military said in a statement that the soldier assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team, Second Marine Expeditionary Force died Saturday from wounds received in a non-hostile incident that occurred Wednesday.

No more details were revealed.

...more...

(link at icasualties.org for 1547th military death)

http://icasualties.org/oif/

Period	US	UK	Other*	Total	Avg	Days	
4 	111	1	5	117	1.65	71	
3 	579	26	27	632	2.93	216	
2 	717	27	58	802	1.89	424	
1 	140	33	0	173	4.02	43	
Total	1547	87	90	1724	2.29	754

RIP soldier :cry:

I despise that they classify any death in this illegal war as "non-hostile". It demeans everything to the families of these troops.

[TheFarseer]

1. non-hostile huh?

lot's of people dieing from non-combat in this war. Our soldiers must be some clumsy-ass people. Lot's of fatal accidents over there - non of them related to the war of course. You're right, it is demeaning.

[Wilms]

2. Whole Lotta Blue State Soldiers Paying the Ultimate Sacrifice

Source:
http://icasualties.org/oif/US_CITY.aspx

[Erika]

5. Yeah the blue communities are paying the price

The fly-over Bush red states remain relatively untouched.

[Bridget Burke]

8. Aren't the "blue" communities areas of heavier population?

Don't the dots reflect overall population level rather than the evilness of those Red States.

How nice of you to pass on the false Red/Blue dichotomy--along with the "fly-over" phrase.

Texas has lost quite a few soldiers.

Edited to add: And WHY are so many who slam states or regions so ashamed of their homes that they omit that information from their profiles?

[TacticalPeek]

7. Thanks for posting that graphic. Picture, thousand words, etc.

And thanks, icasualties.org.

:kick:

[Erika]

3. You mean we're still at war? Bush should be notified.

Maybe he'll attend a funeral of one of our kids. He attended John Paul, II's funeral who did not believe in pre-emptive strikes or the Iraq war at all. Why won't he attend our kids he sent to die?

[Wilms]

4. He didn't even mention them in the State of the Union Speech.

:grr:

[Erika]

6. Nah, Bush has lost his enthusiasm for being the war president

That was just his election theme. He doesn't even now admit any war activity. The 18 Americans dead in the Afghanistan crash or our daily dead in Iraq. He doesn't even acknowledge their existence.