Wednesday, August 18, 2010

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Last combat brigade has left Iraq.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, WE ARE PROUD OF YOU
OIF - 0340 #Iraq time the last combat troops crossed the border into Kuwait, combat operations have ceased, the war is over!
A quiet end: The troops drove the last 86 Strykers from Baghdad to Kuwait down main
road in traffic at night without incident. The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division, which left Iraq, was the final U.S. combat brigade. The #Iraq
war killed 4,415 of their comrades, cost about 800 million to date
Photo credit: Maya Alleruzzo - AP/MSNBC.
50,000 assistance troops remain in harms way, the ceremony is at the end of the month but technically the Iraq war is really over...

Thank-You
Mr. President, Thank-You U.S. Armed Forces, Thank-You for the sacrifices made by our youngest and brightest generation, Honor the Fallen

Casualties in Iraq
American Military Casualties in Iraq

American LODD Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03):4415
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03)3493
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03):3954
Since Handover (6/29/04):3556
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09):1878
American Wounded Official 31907
Estimated Total Wounded:  Over 100000
Other Coalition Troops - Iraq
318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan
1,229
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan
775
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq
1,457
Journalists - Iraq
338
Academics Killed - Iraq
437
Sources: DoD, MNF, and iCasualties.org
Latest Fatality Aug. 15, 2010



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