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Oct-26-2009 07:12printcomments

Costly Day for Americans in Afghanistan

Ten Americans killed as helicopter is lost, and four Americans were killed as a result of the mid-air collision.

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(KABUL) - The U.S. experienced one of its worst days so far in Afghanistan, losing three helicopters and 14 American servicemen.

Fox News reports that the first incident involved a helicopter that was lost after picking up troops who had been in a firefight/ 10 Americans were killed, among those were seven members of the U.S. military and three civilian employees.

In addition to the death toll, 11 American troops, a U.S. civilian and 14 Afghans were injured in the crash.

It is reported that a second deadly incident involved two helicopters colliding. This happened in southern Afghanistan. Four Americans were killed as a result of the mid-air collision. Two others were injured.

To learn more about the fallen, visit IraqWarHeroes.org




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stephen October 27, 2009 6:34 pm (Pacific time)

Vic: You have more cajones (sp) than I do. I wanted to say the same thing. It is so difficult to express feelings and things I learn in regards to this war, because there are good soldiers, with good hearts fighting there, and families supporting their children. I promise you, I say this with tears in my eyes. But gosh darn, if we dont speak out, more will die for reasons other than what are told to us. In my opinion, it was a drug situation. The CIA uses the poppy fields to fund their havoc. And the heroin flows on the streets of America. On a lighter note: been thinking lately about some of the more enlightened musical groups as you mentioned. They knew what was going on, even back then. Crazy. Thanks for the post Vic, and thanks again to salem-news for pushing past the lies. p.s. CSNBC had their viewership drop 50% lately. Nobody likes a liar, and I hope S-N gets their business.


Vic October 26, 2009 2:13 pm (Pacific time)

The so-called "civilians" were DEA agents...hardly my idea of civilians. When the government is a military regime, employees are not civilians, in my eyes. I wonder when Obama is going to end these illegal wars like he promised over a year ago? So far all he has done is escalate the war. We have been lied to....again. "meet the new boss...same as the old boss" The Who from "Wont Get Fooled Again"

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