Death of a soldier: US losses mount in Battle of Baghdad

[Barrett808]

Death of a soldier: US losses mount in Battle of Baghdad
by Dave Clark

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A single shot rang out and Staff Sergeant Jonathan Rojas dropped lifelessly into the cramped hull of his armoured car, pitching forward as bright red blood spurted from under his helmet.

His team reacted instantly.

Platoon medics piled in through the 17-tonne Stryker's rear door and one of his men stepped up to replace him in the squad leader's open roof hatch and guide the vehicle out of an east Baghdad slum.

"God damn it. He's hit in the head. He's shot in the f(expletive) head" -- "Roger, roger, gotcha" -- "He's got a pulse, got a pulse" -- "Is he breathing? -- "He's got a gunshot wound to the head. He's got pulse. He's not breathing."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061006/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestusbaghdad

[MadMaddie]

1. It is over.....we have unfortunately lost the overall battle....

Just as in Vietnam.....staying the course got more soldiers killed so will Iraq.....

I say get our troops out....for the Freepers if you want troops to stay then take your ass over to Iraq to get sniped.....

[Serial Mom]

2. OMG! This is awful!

THIS NEEDS TO BE ON ALL FRONT PAGES/HEADLINES OF EVERY MAJOR NEWSPAPER!

From the above linked story:

"As far as US casualties go, this has been a hard week for the US forces," coalition spokesman Major General William Caldwell told reporters Wednesday. "We have lost 18 American service members in about the last 96 hours."

18 in 96 hours

Today is the 6th day of the month
TOTAL FOR OCTOBER as shown on icasualties.org = 23