Five U.S. troops die in helicopter crash in Iraq

spanone

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Tue Aug-14-07 02:40 PM
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Five U.S. troops die in helicopter crash in Iraq

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CAMP FALLUJA, Iraq -- Five U.S. service members died Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in Iraq near Al Taqaddum Air Base in Anbar province, the military said.

The CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down while conducting a routine post-maintenance check flight. The crash is being investigated, and the names of the dead were not immediately released.

Anbar province is a Sunni and anti-American hotbed. (Posted 3:04 p.m.)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/14/tuesday/index.html

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bamacrat

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Tue Aug-14-07 02:42 PM
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1. I have a feeling we are going to see much more of this.

After five years of war we have to be wearing down our military's... well everything. Just like our bridges and road in America are collapsing our military will soon show the signs of over use. Its just so sad that people will die because of it.

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Katherine Brengle

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Tue Aug-14-07 02:47 PM
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2. I wish this shit would end.

:cry:

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spanone

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Tue Aug-14-07 02:49 PM
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3. i truly wonder is we are capable of peace

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