U.S. troops suffer heavy toll
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The U.S. military on Thursday confirmed 11 U.S. soldiers were killed this week in one of the worst days suffered by U.S. forces as a Washington panel said the training of Iraqi forces should quicken so troops can leave.
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For every American soldier killed in Iraq, nine others have been wounded and survived &#151; the highest rate of any war in U.S. history. It isn't that their injuries were less serious, a new report says. In fact, some young soldiers and Marines have had faces, arms and legs blown off and are now returning home badly maimed.
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Twelve more U.S. soldiers were killed in the past two days, officials said on Thursday, as the U.S. military pressed ahead with one of its biggest operations since the 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
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The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.
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Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for American forces in Iraq close to 100.
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September was one of the deadliest  months for U.S. troops in the 18-month-old war in Iraq, and the  death toll for the first time has risen four straight months.
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Some worry that not enough support exists to help US troops bear the psychological toll of having killed.
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The monthly toll of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq is on track to being the lowest in nearly two years, with at least 34 troop deaths recorded as of Tuesday, but the military cautioned it's too early to declare a long-term trend.
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TONY EASTLEY: According to some news agencies, the US military passed a grim milestone this week, with 1,000 American troops killed in combat in Iraq.
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Thirty-one U.S. troops died in a  helicopter crash in Iraq and five more were killed in insurgent  attacks Wednesday, the deadliest day for American forces since  they invaded the country 22 months ago.
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Six U.S. troops were killed in Iraq in the past two days, mostly victims of roadside bombs in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
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Thousands of U.S. troops with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened.
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Seventy-one U.S. troops were killed  in the offensive led by U.S. Marines to take control of the  Iraqi city Falluja from insurgents, the U.S. military said on  Wednesday, a toll 20 higher than previously reported.
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Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday, pushing May to the brink of becoming the deadliest month for U.S. forces this year.
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Five U.S. soldiers were killed on Thursday in a roadside bomb attack on their patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing the monthly death toll for U.S. forces in Iraq close to 100.
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Seven U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Saturday, bringing the U.S. military death toll so far in June to 77, the military reported.
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CAMP ISTIQLAAL, Iraq -- Even when you're a soldier far from home, a few of your buddies have died, and there's a chance you'll never return, Christmas must go on.