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| 61 US Soldiers Killed This Week nov.15.2004 At least 40 killed in Fallujah alone by Michael Ewens In a flurry of weekend press releases, the Department of Defense named another 26 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. These deaths bring the total killed since Nov. 8 to 61. Such facts may conflict with "official numbers" released to the unquestioning media. However, in an apparent response to this article, the DoD is now reporting that 38 US troops have died in Fallujah. The discrepancy in numbers may stem from unreported deaths. We will only know after the troops' names are officially released. The 50-plus killed this week is indicative of a growing insurgency likely to spread to previously peaceful cities. Over twenty of the deaths occurred in Baghdad, Mosul, Abu Gharb, and Babli province (just south of Baghdad). This indicates that the violence is only spreading. Although the military concedes that "winning" in Fallujah won't quell the insurgency, they continue to pursue policies that suppose there exists a static number of Iraqis willing to fight the occupation: if they could only kill them all, democracy and calm would flourish. Of course, it is more likely that these incursions will create more insurgency. We have compiled the following list of the estimated 40 US soldiers and Marines killed in Fallujah: Spc. Jose A. Velez Fallujah, combat Sgt. Byron W. Norwood Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Wesley J. Canning Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Nicholas H. Anderson Al Anbar Province, non-combat Lance Cpl. Justin M. Ellsworth Al Anbar Province, combat Three Marines Killed Fallujah, combat Lance Cpl. David M. Branning Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Brian A. Medina Al Anbar Province, combat 1st Lt. Edward D. Iwan Fallujah, combat Cpl. Nathan R. Anderson Fallujah, combat Sgt. Morgan W. Strader Fallujah, combat Lance Cpl. Justin D. Reppuhn Fallujah, combat Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Zapp Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Abraham Simpson Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Erick J. Hodges Al Anbar Province, combat 1st Lt. Dan T. Malcom, Jr. Al Anbar Province, combat Petty Officer Third Class Julian Woods Fallujah, combat Cpl. Theodore A. Bowling Al Anbar Province, combat Cpl. Romulo J. Jimenez II Al Anbar Province, combat Command Sgt. Maj. Steven W. Faulkenburg Fallujah, combat Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell Fallujah, combat Sgt. Lonny D. Wells Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Nathan R. Wood Al Anbar Province, combat Cpl. William C. James Al Anbar Province, combat Staff Sgt. Gene Ramirez Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Lam Al Anbar Province, combat 2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith Al Anbar Province, combat Staff Sgt. Theodore S. Holder II Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Aaron C. Pickering Al Anbar Province, combat Sgt. Jonathan B. Shields Fallujah, non-combat Lance Cpl. Nicholas D. Larson Al Anbar Province, combat Lance Cpl. Juan E. Segura Al Anbar Province, combat Sgt. David M. Caruso Al Anbar Province, combat Staff Sgt. Russell L. Slay Al Anbar Province, combat James C. Matteson Fallujah, combat Cpl. Joshua D. Palmer Al Anbar Province, non-combat |