U.S. Army soldiers prepare for a dismounted patrol through the Tangi Valley in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 10th Mountain Division’s Company A, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy Wade4 Soldiers Killed In Deadliest Day For U.S. Troops In Iraq Since June 29 -- L.A. Times
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in all of August. Six Iraqi policemen die in attacks in the Kirkuk region of the country.
Reporting from Baghdad and Amerli, Iraq - Four U.S. soldiers were killed in bomb blasts in northern Iraq and Baghdad today , while six Iraqi policemen died in attacks in the north.
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4 Americans Killed In Attack In Afghanistan -- AP
KABUL — Four U.S. troops died Tuesday in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, and NATO forces acknowledged for the first time that civilians were among the dozens killed in an airstrike on two hijacked fuel trucks.
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My Comment: 8 soldiers killed, a number of others wounded. What can I say but think of the families and hope that their sacrifice was not in vain.
