Soldier dies after 12 hrs in Iraq

[Ruby Romaine]

Jan 9 2004
Family tell of soldier's firing range tragedy

By Keith Mcleod

THE Scots soldier killed on a firing range in Iraq had been in the country less than 12 hours.
Weapons expert Andrew Craw, 21, died as he tried to fix a jammed machine gun on the training ground near Basra.
As she waited yesterday for her son's body to come home, Andrew's mother Ray, 43, told of his love for Army life.

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[waltisfrozen]

1. A new record.

Speaking of records. The Iraq death toll is about to break 500.

[wryter2000]

2. Welcome

Welcome to DU....both of you. :hi:

[wuushew]

4. Now at 496

probably break 500 by next week

[Blitz]

6. What record will that break?

[m-jean03]

7. I don't know, but it's broken

a lot of hearts...

[RUexperienced]

3. If this guy doesn't know gun safety, he most likely would have been

killed on a firing range here in the USA.

Regrets to his family.

[Blitz]

5. It's tragic that it happened

but his death apparently had absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he was in Iraq.

[Moderator]

8. Hi Ruby Romaine

When posting in LBN, please use the article title as the title of your thread.

"Agony after just 12 hours in Iraq"

Thanks.