DoD Identifies Marine Casualties Up to # 1048

[saigon68]

No. 955-04
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040925-1324.html


The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Boyles, 24, of Alameda, Calif.

Sgt. Timothy Folmar, 21, of Sonora, Texas.

Lance Cpl. Ramon Mateo, 20, of Suffolk, N.Y.

2nd Lieutenant Ryan Leduc, 28, of Pana, Ill.

All four Marines died Sept. 24. Boyles, Folmar, and Mateo were killed as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Leduc died as result of a non-combat vehicle accident in Rutbah, Iraq.



Boyles and Mateo were assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.


I Casualties confirms as 4 more up to 1048 http://icasualties.org/oif/

On Edit sorry if this is a dupe I didn't see this particular source cited.

[Judi Lynn]

1. It's as if the admin. dreaded getting to 1,000 but once past the milestone

the lost lives are flashing past faster than ever. Almost as if it simply doesn't matter any more.

They have learned all that is needed is for _Bush to tell people everything's fine in Iraq, and our media won't challenge him. He finally managed to get control of everything.

So, everything's just hunky dory, right? What's the problem?

[seemslikeadream]

2. How many more georgie, how many more?

[Roy]

3. On Mclaughlin report this morning (9-26-04)

They put up stats of over 27,000 U.S. military taken out of Iraq and in hospitals or transfered back to the states due to injuries received.

Buchanon and Blankely just looked down at the floor nervously with no comment, which makes it obvious that this number is accurate.

I thought number bandied about was between 6,000 and 7,000.

[tinanator]

10. I saw that too!

Blew me away that they put something up that was so damning.
that is a statistic which needs publicizing.

[KittyWampus]

11. I Didn't Catch That... 27,000?

Damn.

[dArKeR]

4. Aaron Boyles was reported on TV news last night in San Jose

Talking to friends last week they spoke as if all the American deaths and casualties were Reserves implying that they are not trained well and/or not in shape for combat.

Is it God's plan that the only truth you hear in America comes from little web forums on the internet compared to the Media Whore Corporations lies in their outlets?

Well here goes: "If the Amercan military was fighting a war in Iraq against an army or rebels with the same weapons qty and quality the American children dead would now be 200,000. I'm not sure if any honest military mind has done an evaluation but I'd guess the rebels have 2% of the weapons, military vehicles, ammunition, communication equipment, helmets, body armor, helicopters, jets, ships... as the Americans. So the obvious conclusion is that Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz's... planning, execution, arrogance, not having the world involved... have failed the American people, the American military and are directly responsible for 1040 deaths, 7000 amputations, and 26,000 Iraq evacuations. End of story."

Above is what Kerry should say in the debates. If Cheney and Bush are allowed to falsely make statements about Kerry on Terrorism then why shouldn't Kerry be able to tell the truth about Iraq? Just say it Kerry, "Bush is responsible for 8000 casualties and should be tried in a Military court."

[catmandu57]

5. It's been a couple of days now

without an update, and with heavy fighting being reported in Fallujah, I'm sure next week is going to be very sobering.

[rfkrocks]

6. the deaths are spread out

so the impact is lower-What are the numbers of wounded-is it 27,000?-sad-Gulf War one gave us McVeigh and the Washington Sniper case-imagine the permanently wounded minds that will come back from this war-:cry:

[leftchick]

7. 70 Dead in September...

:(

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Damn wiht the up tempo will we reach 1500

by the election?

And yes he screamed bring it on

[sonicx]

9. yup, the enemy is deparate

:eyes: