3 soldiers killed, troop deaths at 7-month high

[unhappycamper]

3 soldiers killed, troop deaths at 7-month high
By Slobodan Lekic - The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Apr 30, 2008 8:53:56 EDT

BAGHDAD — The killings of three soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September.

One soldier died when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb. The other died of wounds sustained when he was attacked by small-arms fire, the military said Wednesday. Both incidents occurred Tuesday in northwestern Baghdad.

A third soldier died in a roadside bombing Tuesday night in the east of the capital, the military said.

The statement did not give a more specific location.

Violence continued overnight in Sadr City, Baghdad’s Shiite militia stronghold, with the destruction of a school in the district. AP Television News footage showed that parts of the two-floor Baghdad Girls’ School had pancaked as the result of an explosion. Desks were hanging down from the slanting classrooms where the outer walls were blown out by the blast.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_7monthhigh_043008/



uhc comment: To date four thousand sixty three soldiers have died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq --> http://icasualties.org/oif/

[Botany]

1. Blessings and prayers for their spirits, friends, and families

Three Soldiers :patriot:

:cry: