Two U.S. Marines Killed in Helicopter Crash in Iraq

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBJCGIOJFE.html

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. Marine attack helicopter crashed Wednesday near Ramadi, killing two crew members, after insurgents fought with American ground forces in the city and destroyed at least one of their Humvees, police said.

The day before, a Marine and a sailor died in the city 70 miles west of Baghdad when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, the U.S. command said.

Associated Press Television News video from the streets of Ramadi showed a burning civilian vehicle and what appeared to be the wreckage of the destroyed Humvee.

A crowd of Iraqis gathered at the site, and one man, who waved a damaged machine gun in the air, said the attacks caused U.S. casualties. Police Capt. Nassir al-Alousi said insurgents used guns, rockets and roadside bombs to attack U.S. patrols late Tuesday.

That the helicopter was involved in heavy ground fire before it went down. Sounds like two more victims of this damn war. Pentagon is doing an "investigation" on the crash. But they probably won't release their findings, especially if it was shot down. Just sweep these two deaths under the rug with all of the rest.

Bring the troops home now, and end this madness.

How can that sonofabitch Bush sleep at night? how?