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| Iraq |
| US helicopter goes down in Mosul |
| 2006-01-13 |
| A U.S. Army reconnaissance helicopter went down near Mosul in northern Iraq on Friday while aiding Iraqi police who came under hostile fire, and its two pilots were seriously injured, military officials said. Both pilots of the OH-58 Kiowa, which is armed, were alive but unconscious when they were evacuated, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joel Burger, of the 172nd Stryker Brigade's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, said at the scene of the crash. It was unclear why the helicopter went down at about 2:15 p.m. "They were not conscious. It's not looking good. I've spent a lot of time in Iraq and these guys were pretty beat up," Burger said. The helicopter crashed near a group of mud huts in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad. There was wreckage strewn over most of the crash site. "It was responding to small arms fire being taken by Iraqi police. The gunmen fled to a nearby mosque," said Maj. Richard Greene, executive officer of the 2-1. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 I'm the same way 2b, when read about IEDs or aircraft wreckage I search the articles hard for any ray of hope. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2006-01-13 15:56 |
| #4 There was still hope in this article. However, if they were one of my loved ones, I would take some small measure of comfort in knowing that they were conscious of the fact that they were found by Americans and thus in safe and caring hands. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-01-13 13:56 |
| #3 The gunmen fled to a nearby mosque I hope something has happened to the mosque as a result. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-13 11:47 |
| #2 2b, ??? "Two Killed in U.S. Chopper Crash in Iraq" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060113/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_down |
| Posted by: Anon4021 2006-01-13 11:47 |
| #1 yes, but they were conscious, and it must have been really nice to realize they had been rescued by Americans! |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-01-13 11:05 |