U.S. Iraq war casualties reach new milestone

[Diomedes]

Yep.  You can serve in the military, you can serve at home, or you can work the chain gang in prison..  Three awesome options for a better country.

[Phanatic]

People suck and are hard to deal with in general.

I mean Dio you yourself are just a barrel of sunshine...

[Diomedes]

More like a bucket of shtein, but have it your way.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Yesterday our Company was awarded the Combat Action Streamer that means that over 70% of the Company has been in direct contact with the enemy, in our case it is over 80%.  It is an award that a unit can only receive once, this unit has been here two times before and did not get it.  A lot of guys that are in my unit have been here 2-3 times and they said they saw more action in our first two weeks than they did in all of there other deployments combined. 

Our unit will also be receiving a Valorous Unit Citation.  We have done so much since we have been here it is unreal.  It never really hit me until this morning when our Squadron Commander was giving a speech to our Company.  He spoke about the legacy that we are leaving behind.  It was a very humbling experience, makes missing out on the celebration back home worth while.  I just thought I would share my thoughts, this isn't the type of thing that most of you will see on the news. 

[Seabiscuit36]

Yesterday our Company was awarded the Combat Action Streamer that means that over 70% of the Company has been in direct contact with the enemy, in our case it is over 80%.  It is an award that a unit can only receive once, this unit has been here two times before and did not get it.  A lot of guys that are in my unit have been here 2-3 times and they said they saw more action in our first two weeks than they did in all of there other deployments combined. 

Our unit will also be receiving a Valorous Unit Citation.  We have done so much since we have been here it is unreal.  It never really hit me until this morning when our Squadron Commander was giving a speech to our Company.  He spoke about the legacy that we are leaving behind.  It was a very humbling experience, makes missing out on the celebration back home worth while.  I just thought I would share my thoughts, this isn't the type of thing that most of you will see on the news. 

Thats awesome DMF

[rjs246]

Yesterday our Company was awarded the Combat Action Streamer that means that over 70% of the Company has been in direct contact with the enemy, in our case it is over 80%.  It is an award that a unit can only receive once, this unit has been here two times before and did not get it.  A lot of guys that are in my unit have been here 2-3 times and they said they saw more action in our first two weeks than they did in all of there other deployments combined. 

Our unit will also be receiving a Valorous Unit Citation.  We have done so much since we have been here it is unreal.  It never really hit me until this morning when our Squadron Commander was giving a speech to our Company.  He spoke about the legacy that we are leaving behind.  It was a very humbling experience, makes missing out on the celebration back home worth while.  I just thought I would share my thoughts, this isn't the type of thing that most of you will see on the news. 

That's amazing, dude. Now get your ass home.

[shorebird]

Marine motorcycle deaths top their Iraq combat fatalities

This is nuts, someone needs to teach these guys how to ride.

[Diomedes]

4,205

[Drunkmasterflex]

7 in our AO and at least 3 from our Regiment over the past two weeks.  3 of those were accidents.

[Diomedes]

AO?  Accidents like what?  Someone got ran over?  A helicopter crashed?

[Rome]

I think "AO" stands for Area of Operations.

Whatever, though.  The numbers continue to be absolutely appalling including Iraqi civilian casualties.

Bush should be hauled in front of the Hague for what he's done.

[mussa]

you do realize iraqis are killing iraqis and outside terrorists are targeting iraqi citizens not just our troops.

[Drunkmasterflex]

AO is area of operation

2 died in a helicopter crash and 1 died by drowning saving another guy, really a freak accident.

As far as who they target it is now mostly Iraqi Army and Police, they don't mess with us nearly as much.

The other four that died were actually killed by IA 2 each on 2 separate incidents.  Not really sure on the details, I do know the news report on the first two were not really what happened. 

I have to say the year I have been here it has improved leaps and bounds, it is really staggering. 

[Diomedes]

It's obviously improved; the casualty rates have dropped drastically.

What's IA?

[Drunkmasterflex]

Iraqi Army