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16 believed killed as chopper goes down in Kuwait
Severely edited.U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles bombarded targets in Baghdad for a second day Thursday, and U.S. ground forces crossed into Iraq from Kuwait. The forces encountered little resistance as they skirmished with Iraqi troops in the south. But U.S. military officials told NBC News that 16 U.S. and British troops were believed to have been killed when a U.S. Marine helicopter went down inside Kuwait. DETAILS OF THE crash were sketchy, but the officials said the helicopter was a CH-46 Sea Knight medium-lift craft that did not come under hostile fire. The helicopter carried 16 personnel â a U.S. air crew and British commandos. The number of each was not immediately known. The casualties would be the first among coalition forces known to have occurred since the United States began its attack on Iraq on Thursday morning. We knew this could happen, but it doesn't make it any easier to take. Go with God, guys. Posted by: Steve White 2003-03-20 |
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