NYC Firefighter Killed in Iraq

[DoYouEverWonder]

December 1, 2004, 4:51 AM EST

NEW YORK -- A New York City firefighter who had responded to the World Trade Center attack was killed in Iraq while serving with the Army National Guard, city officials said.

Sgt. Christian P. Engeldrum, 39, is the first FDNY firefighter to die in Iraq since the U.S.-led war began, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. Engeldrum was killed Monday when his vehicle came under attack outside Baghdad.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-iraq-nyc-firefighter,0,3522249.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines

[leftchick]

1. NYT: 2 New York Area Firefighters Killed in Iraq

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Firefighter Engeldrum, 39, was killed while serving with the New York National Guard on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near his convoy outside Baghdad. Another New York City firefighter, Daniel Swift, of Ladder Company 43 in Manhattan, was riding in the same vehicle and was injured in the attack. He is expected to recover.

In a separate attack on Sunday, a volunteer firefighter from Cranford, N.J., Stephen C. Benish, 20, was killed while on patrol in Ramadi.

The casualties came during one of the deadliest months in the war. According to the Pentagon, at least 135 United States troops had been killed in November, matching April as the deadliest month since fighting began in March 2003.

Firefighter Engeldrum was the first New York City employee to die while serving in Iraq, Fire Department officials said. He was a sergeant in Company B, First Battalion of the 105th Infantry. He was called up by his unit in May and arrived in Iraq on Nov. 2, his family said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/01/nyregion/01firefighter.html

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[LynnTheDem]

2. Most NYers knew Iraq had nada to do with 911

It would be hard to live in New York and NOT know that bush imp-lied his ass off about Iraq being tied to the 911 attacks; NY was one of the first states to pass a resolution against the invasion (and against the PA).

bush just keeps getting people killed. :(

[deutsey]

3. Amazing what harm the insurgency can still inflict with a broken back

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[Moderator]

4. Kick

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