Sunday, November 02, 2003

Deaths in Iraq Take a Steady Toll at Home:
"President Bush declared an end to major combat hostilities in Iraq on May 1. But in the six months since then, 222 American soldiers have died, more than one a day. In October, at least 33 American soldiers were killed by hostile fire, twice as many as in September.

For every soldier killed, Pentagon officials estimate, another seven are wounded.

Back home, the steady rhythm of casualties is producing a steady rhythm of rituals — the gray car with government plates pulling into the driveway, the notification, the papers to sign, the cards to read, the flag to fold.

And then another day, another town, another set of horns to blow."

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/national/02CASU.html?pagewanted=all&position=

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