15 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Chopper Attack
15 U.S. soldiers, headed for R&R were killed today when their helicopter was shot down. Another 6 were wounded.
The only day that saw more U.S. casualties came March 23, during the first week of the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
Update: One of the first comments to this post referred to the deaths as "excellent." Like many of the subseuqent commenters, we are offended by the remark and are deleting the comment. We mention it so that these subsequent comments retain context.
Update: 18 Americans in all died today.
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