2 US servicemen missing after Iraq helicopter crash

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BUL922672.htm

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Two U.S. servicemen were missing in Iraq's restive Anbar province after their helicopter crashed, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

The military said the helicopter went down with six crew aboard on Tuesday and that the other four survived and were in a stable condition. It said that the crash did not appear to have been the result of enemy action.

"We are using all the resources available to find our missing comrades," said Marine spokesman Major Riccoh Player in a statement. The helicopter, a U.S. army Blackhawk from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was on an area familiarisation flight.

Two U.S. servicemen who were abducted south of Baghdad in June were found dead several days later. The bodies of Private First Class Kristian Menchaca and Private First Class Thomas Tucker had been mutilated.

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1. Anbar province

Poor guys. They're really screwed if captured.

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2. We can't get out of Iraq soon enough!

Damn, I've got my hopes pinned on November but that sems like a light year away.