U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast

NNN0LHI

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Thu Dec-25-03 05:54 AM
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U.S. Soldier Killed in Baghdad Bomb Blast

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031225/ts_nm/iraq_death_dc&cid=564&ncid=1473

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was killed in a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

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Dookus

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Thu Dec-25-03 06:01 AM
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1. sigh.....

losing your child (or dad, or husband, or wife, or mom, etc.) on xmas - just heartbreaking.

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Newsjock

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Thu Dec-25-03 06:01 AM
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2. Merry Christmas

Peace on Earth.

Love, George W. Bush

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Rainbowreflect

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Thu Dec-25-03 06:09 AM
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3. So very sad.

Singing about peace on earth last night at church made me so sad because I knew as long as bush is in office it will never happen.

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0007

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Thu Dec-25-03 06:35 AM
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4. Why does war have to be the way of life?

Only one day a week do most talk about brotherhood and love.

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izzie

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Thu Dec-25-03 08:07 AM
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8. I wish we would learn some thing. War is not the way to go.

n/t

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Drifter

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Thu Dec-25-03 07:31 AM
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5. I'll never forget ...

the MASH episode where the doctors falsified a soldiers death certificate (by turn the clock ahead a half hour to 12/26). The reason was so that his children did not have to remember Christmas day as the day their father died.

Every death is sad. The ones on Christmas day are especially painful.

Merry "Whatever the hell you celebrate"

Cheers
Drifter

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Rainbowreflect

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Thu Dec-25-03 07:43 AM
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6. That MASH was my first thought we I read this.

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karlschneider

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Thu Dec-25-03 08:00 AM
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7. NYT is saying 4 GIs died so far on xmas day...link

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/25/international/middleeast/25IRAQ.html?hp

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teryang

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Thu Dec-25-03 09:57 AM
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9. The times report is lacking in detail

Edited on Thu Dec-25-03 10:08 AM by teryang

...about the nature of these deaths. The restrictions on reporting over there seem to be choking off the news.

On edit: I think they are referring to the four deaths reported yesterday.

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demdave

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Thu Dec-25-03 10:05 AM
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10. MERRY CHRISTMAS

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catmandu57

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Thu Dec-25-03 11:46 AM
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11. For the families of 469 soldiers

I mourn your loss at this time of the year. I mourn your loss every day of the year, but today especially.

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Skittles

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Thu Dec-25-03 01:25 PM
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12. think of the families of ALL the soldiers in that quagmire

Edited on Thu Dec-25-03 01:26 PM by Skittles

this sort of sickening, prolonged stress changes people. The effects of this war go far, far past the dead soldiers and their families.

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bluestateguy

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Thu Dec-25-03 01:45 PM
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13. Despciable

Why is this continuing?

The capture of Saddam Hussein may very well help the morale of the soldiers over there, but if this stuff continues for a few more months all will be right back to where things stood on Decemeber 12.

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