First casualties...body bags return home...

MIKE BURN

...phun is over...

4 U.S. Marines and 8 British soldiers dead after

helicopter crash.

One U.S. marine confirmed dead (shot) today,

west of Basra, during combat.

MIKE BURN

A second Marine from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed during the fight for Umm Qasr.

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

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"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so lowly, This day shall enoble his rank."

God Bless And Keep Them All......

lasherite · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 47

as a once serving member in the USMC i can only tell you that those young men knew the risk, had trained for it, and will be sorely missed.

as will the iraqi's killed and injured. let it be over soon, and keep them all safe, and bring them home-here and there.

MIKE BURN · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 3:14 pm Post subject: Re: risk

MIKE BURN · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: risk

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DOHA, Qatar (CNN) -- Six British crewmembers and one American have been killed in a mid-air collision between two British Navy Sea King helicopters over the Persian Gulf, UK Central Command in Qatar says.

The accident occurred at 4:30 a.m. Saturday (0130 GMT), Pentagon officials said. At the time it was still dark in the area.

MIKE BURN · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: risk

MIKE BURN · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: risk

Four U.S. casualties were reported right now from central Iraq.

dj spaceAce · Joined: 23 Nov 2001 Posts: 448

All my thoughts and prayers for ALL victims of this

unnecessary war, may them rest in peace.

:bawling

dj spaceAce aka Y-Orbit

MIKE BURN

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Mike - freedom loving nations know that there will be tragic sacrifices in liberating helpless people. Just as when the Americans and Brits freed Germany(several times). Freedom has never been attained without cost. There are row and rows of American and British grave markers found in Normandy and in all of Europe showing this to be true.

==ron==

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

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There are row and rows of American and British grave markers found in Normandy....

One is my Uncle Jack...my deepest regret is that I can't go get him and bring him to a place where his sacrifice is appreciated and out of that Sewerage Dump refered to as a country...

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

On the other hand, SA, those thousands upon thousands of markers are the only thing to remind Europe that it's freedom came at a cost. But I suppose in a way having such vivid reminders is upsetting since they are testimony to the historically bad judgment of Europe over the last 100 years or so of being on the wrong side of liberty.

==ron==

Seismic Anamoly · Joined: 22 Aug 2002 Posts: 3039

Here, here, Ron....as usual, you are Right On... :yo

MIKE BURN

Germany was "freed" once, after a 12 years period of fascism, but a period of 100 years of democracy before (Weimarer Republik). That was at a time, slaves were killed for fun still in the U.S.

The first injured U.S. troops arrived at

Ramstein Air Base in Germany early Monday