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April 13, 2004 islamoyankee

Via today’s Mother Jones:

Number of U.S. service members killed in Iraq since Operation Iraqi Freedom began on March 19, 2003: 671

Number killed since George W. Bush declared an end to “major combat” on May 1, 2003: 533

Number killed this month: 83

Source: U.S. Department of Defense

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