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Not sure what to call this. I don't think a day goes by where we don't hear about the casualties of war over in Iraq who die due to hostile fighting. This, however, was rather interesting.Skim through the table and where it says Details, look at how many soldiers didn't die in hostile warfare. Here is just a sample of what is found on that list: "Branch was found dead from a gunshot wound at the British Army base in the Shatt-al-Arab Hotel in Basra, Iraq, on October 31, 2004. The incident is being investigated but is not thought to have been the result of hostile action." "Died from a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baqubah, Iraq, on October 26, 2003" "Died of non-combat related injuries at Forward Operating Base St. Mere, Iraq, on October 28, 2003" "Died of injuries sustained in a fire during a small-arms fire exercise." "Died from a non-hostile vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on August 27, 2004" "Died during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq, on December 18, 2003" "Found unconscious on May 13, 2004, and was later pronounced dead in Al Asad, Iraq. The cause of death is under investigation." "Killed by an accidental discharge of a .50 caliber machine gun on March 22, 2003, in Iraq" These casualties which we don't hear about, are by far the most sad I think. These are most likely the deaths which could have been avoided. Sure accidents happen, but if you read through the details, you will see some rather odd 'accidents'. Posted by Bella at 10:22 AM# 0 Comments:
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