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BMT (RIP)
03-13-2005, 06:02
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=NCFAY&SECTION=HOME
RIP Men
BMT
jasonglh
04-21-2005, 11:22
Out of curiosity how did you link to todays news story on 3-13 ?
I was searching to see if anyone had posted about the helo crash in Iraq and turned up this thread.
Swindleous
04-21-2005, 17:16
RIP.
Man, is it just me, or does Blackwater seem to have a black cloud over their collective heads?
I guess it's because they're out there amongst 'em, but they seem to have taken more than their share of casualties.
RIP, gents.. may your sacrifices not be in vain.
De Oppresso Liber
cc
Manstein
04-22-2005, 09:38
Evidentally there is a video circulating with the footage of what happened.
Looks like there was 1 survivor, a Bulgarian, with broken legs. The article explains what happened to him.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4472199.stm
The cameraman focuses on two bodies. One appears to be dead and is badly charred.
The second person, wearing a blue flight suit, is alive but badly hurt.
The cameraman orders him to stand up, but the survivor says he has a broken leg and asks for help.
The militants appear to help him up, and tell him to run away.
Then they shoot him at point blank range and he collapses.
They continue to shoot the body, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great).
:mad:
Surgicalcric
04-22-2005, 09:59
Evidentally there is a video circulating...
Here (http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2005/april/ogrish-dot-com-helicopter_downed2.wmv) is the link to the video for those wishing to view it.
Viewers beware.
Crip
kusinagaraDB
04-22-2005, 10:07
RIP :mad:
skipjack
04-22-2005, 10:34
RIP
jasonglh
04-22-2005, 10:36
Yesterday they were reporting it was a missle and today they are now saying heat seeking missle. I saw a still frame showing the flaming helo going down so I suppose that would support that?
For those of you NOT on BP meds there are some lovely threads by patriotic Americans over at the Democratic Underground. :mad:
Surgicalcric
04-22-2005, 10:44
... Democratic Underground. :mad:
The Democratic Party, the Hezbollah of the United States.
Crip
The Democratic Party, the Hezbollah of the United States.
Crip
I laughed but it's true. Cric, you just made the "best quotes of 2005" section.
aricbcool
04-22-2005, 16:23
Here (http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2005/april/ogrish-dot-com-helicopter_downed2.wmv) is the link to the video for those wishing to view it.
Viewers beware.
Crip
One more reason to get involved.
Bastards. :mad:
Goggles Pizano
04-22-2005, 22:16
Bastards! Those rat Bastards! I don't want to hear anymore silliness about Abu Graib and what have you, this is murder-period. :mad:
The Reaper
04-22-2005, 22:27
Anybody got the names yet?
TR
jasonglh
04-22-2005, 22:47
They have been released to the media now.
Robert Jason Gore, 23, of Nevada, Iowa
Luke Adam Petrik, 24, of Conneaut, Ohio
Jason Obert, 29, of Fountain, Colorado
Steve McGovern, 24, of Lexington, Kentucky
Eric Smith, 31, of Waukesha, Wisconsin
David Patterson, of Havelock, North Carolina
Lubomir Kostov
Georgi Naieeno
Stoyan Anchev
Jim Atalifo
Timoci Lalaqila
jasonglh
04-23-2005, 08:14
Local news is reporting that Kentucky lost 2 former members of 20th Group.
Two private security workers who recently left the Kentucky National Guard and had served in Afghanistan were killed in separate attacks this week in Iraq.
Steve McGovern, 24, of Lexington, was among six American security workers who died Thursday when a helicopter was shot down near Baghdad, said Gary Jackson, president of the private contractor, Blackwater USA.
James Hunt II, 34, also of Lexington, was killed Wednesday, according to the Kentucky Guard. A Reuters report said Hunt died in a convoy attack.
Both men went to Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group of the Guard, spokesman David Altom said. Both had been sergeants and left the Louisville-based unit in February, he said.
Rest here:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050423/NEWS0104/504230445/1008/NEWS01
It apppears we've found the scumbags responsible for the shooting down of that helicopter.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050423/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_helicopter_1
Archangel
04-23-2005, 11:17
RIP :mad:
frostfire
04-23-2005, 22:57
RIP...