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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-03 06:52 PM
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Watch ABC News tonight, RE: GIs wounded in Iraq (Shocking!)
Edited on Wed Aug-13-03 06:53 PM by IndianaGreen
A shocking report with the families of wounded GIs. The sister of a wounded soldier flew to the US military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. She said that the place was packed with wounded GIs, many in stretchers, demoralized and bitter, laying in the hallways because there weren't enough rooms for the wounded.

ABC also interviewed a man who said that he has yet to be notified by the Army that his son was wounded. He found out because his son called him from Lanstuhl despite being sedated.
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Runesong Donating Member (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-03 06:56 PM
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1. I wonder when they'll just start dumping them in BMG's?
BMG=Bush's Mass Graves
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protect freedom impeach bush now Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-03 06:59 PM
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2. at least 1,283 wounded officially
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12296827.htm

12 Aug 2003 22:00:45 GMT
US military families push to bring Iraq troops home


excerpt -

A spokesman for U.S. Central Command said that as of Monday, 167 U.S. soldiers had died and 1,006 soldiers were injured as a result of hostile action in Iraq. He told Reuters that 91 other soldiers had died from non-hostile actions and 277 others were wounded.

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so 1,006 plus 277 is


1,283 wounded


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hmmmmmm......as of Monday AUG 11 CENCOM will admit to 1,006 soldiers wounded in Iraq in "hostile action", at least acoording to the article.

AND the previous CNN article where...

http://us.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/07/09/sprj.irq.main/

Thursday, July 10, 2003 Posted: 12:23 AM EDT (0423 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the first time since the start of the war in Iraq, Pentagon officials have released the number of U.S. troops wounded from the beginning of the war through Wednesday.

Responding to a request by CNN, the Pentagon said more than 1,000 U.S. troops have been wounded or injured in Iraq since March 20, when a U.S.-led airstrike started the war.

The Defense Department provided these figures:

791 troops were wounded or injured during combat

253 troops were wounded or injured in action not related to combat operations, such as traffic accidents or accidental gunshot wounds

more..................


SO 1,006 wounded in combat as of MON AUG 11, 2003

PLUS the wounded 253 non-combat thru JULY 9, 2003

makes a MIMIMUN WOUNDED count of 1,259.


A count which does NOT
include any wounded since JULY 9, 2003 in "non-combat" injuries.
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Lars39 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-03 07:04 PM
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3. ~~~~~
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-13-03 07:12 PM
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4. did you see the recent story...

where loss of a limb was downgraded to 'not a serious' injury?

where wounded soldiers were being warehoused in hotels because Walker Reed was over crowded?

where over 100 had contracted pneumonia?

where the father told us he was told his son died of a head shot while the truth was he stepped on a mine set by US forces?

etc etc etc etc etc etc etc....
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