Downed Helicopter: All 17 Feared Dead
Bump and Update: 6:00 pm: All 17 soldiers on board the helicopter downed in Afghanistan are believed dead. May they rest in peace. It's time for an exit stratgegy. Or at least a workable one. Go here and sign Sen. Ted Kennedy's petition.
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Bump and Update: 20 hours later and still no word on the fate of those aboard? Why?
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Orignal Post: 6/28 2:30 pm
The Pentagon says there were between 15 and 20 U.S. troops on the helicopter that went down in Afganistan today. Still no word on whether any survived. But if this is correct, it doesn't look promising:
But an Afghan official said that a rocket was fired at the helicopter. "A rocket was fired at an American helicopter in the district," said the official in Kunar province, who requested anonymity.
Update: 6 hours later and still no word on the fate of those aboard. Is it because they want to notify family members of the deaths first?
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