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| 16 believed killed as chopper goes down in Kuwait |
| 2003-03-20 |
| 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 — 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 |
| #3 All of them heroes brave enough to sacrifice their lives to help protect the whole world (including France and Germany) by trying to prevent weapons of mass destruction from falling into the wrong hands. They deserve the highest honors. |
| Posted by: g wiz 2003-03-20 23:36:55 |
| #2 Four brave US crewmen and twelve brave and stalwart UK allies. May your sacrifice not be in vain. |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-20 23:27:31 |
| #1 It hurts to think about these brave men lost. We honor your sacrifice---for us. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-20 22:08:57 |