NEWS ALERT Centcom: One U.S. soldier killed, two wounded by small arms fir

[Itascapark]

http://www.cnn.com/
Breaking...no details yet

[diplomats]

1. All I see is the story on the three soldiers killed outside the hospital

Is this a new attack?

[jenk]

2. it's the red bulletin up top, fresh attacks

4 killed today 6 or 7 wounded.

[flamingyouth]

3. Here's a link to the other thread & Yahoo! News article

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=36141&mesg_id=36141&page=

We're all having a hell of a time keeping the death, injuries and despair over there straight...

[Itascapark]

4. Thanks fy...sorry for the dupe mods

[Ilsa]

5. My God,

It's getting worse, not better. Three to four a day. Three a day is almost 1,100 a year, and they are saying we'll be there four years?

When is Bush going to send Jenna and Barbara to stand a post?

[IndianaGreen]

6. Here is the CENTCOM news release, 4 dead, 6 wounded (so far)

Release Number: 03-07-81
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN ATTACK

BAGHDAD, Iraq – One soldier was killed and two were wounded when their convoy was attacked with small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and possibly an improvised explosive device on Highway 10 near Abu Ghuraib on July 26 at approximately
1:05 p.m.

The soldiers were with an engineer unit attached to the 3rd Infantry Division. Two soldiers were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital for emergency treatment where one subsequently died and the other is in stable condition. A third soldier was treated on site and returned to duty.

Three Iraqis were also wounded in the attack.

Names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

An investigation is currently underway.

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/news_release.asp?NewsRelease=20030781.txt

July 26, 2003
Release Number: 03-07-80

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THREE KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN GRENADE ATTACK

BA’QUBAH, Iraq – Three 4th Infantry Division soldiers guarding the Ba’qubah Children’s Hospital were killed and four were wounded in a grenade attack here at approximately 11 a.m. July 26.

The soldiers were evacuated to a U.S. medical treatment facility.

The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next-of kin.

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/news_release.asp?NewsRelease=20030780.txt

[AnnabelLee]

7. Locking--Dupe

Please continue discussion here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=36141&mesg_id=36141&page=