http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030826_525.html
Postwar Iraq Toll Exceeds Combat Deaths
Postwar Iraq Death Toll Reaches 139, Surpassing Number Killed in
Combat; Soldier Dies in Bombing
The Associated Press
KHALIS, Iraq Aug. 26 --
The toll of U.S. troops killed in postwar Iraq surpassed the number
killed in major combat on Tuesday, reaching 139 with the death of a
soldier in a roadside bombing.
Two other soldiers were wounded when the bomb hit a support convoy in
the town of Hamariyah, 16 miles northwest of Baghdad, the military
announced.
The incident brought the death toll since May 1, when President Bush
declared an end to major combat, to one more than the number of troops
who died during heavy fighting before that date.
Since the war began March 20, 277 U.S. forces have died.
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"Mission Accomplished", eh, Georgie?
Harry
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