[Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casulties In Iraq At Forward Base Falcon?
Tom Hansen
thansen at moscow.com
Sat Oct 28 17:44:38 PDT 2006
Thanks, Ted -
Out of curiosity I listened to, and recorded, the KGO (San Francisco)
morning news (4:00 AM - 5:00 AM segment) and discovered some rather
extremely disturbing news that, for all intents and purposes, seem to
deserve serious concern.
I extracted just that portion concerning a call-in listener discussing this
matter on the air wit John Rothman.
Judge for yourselves:
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Temp/KGO_102806.mp3
Thoughts?
Tom Hansen
Vandalville, Idaho
"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"
- Unknown
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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Ted Moffett
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:16 PM
To: Vision2020
Subject: [Vision2020] 300+ U.S.casulties In Iraq At Forward Base Falcon?
All:
Investigations are under way to obtain more verification for the information
given in the story at the bottom of this post, mentioned in the subject
heading. Note the long list of named US casualties in this story, alleged
to have occurred at Forward Base Falcon, in Iraq, Oct. 10, 2006.
However, read this BBC story that, while verifying there was at attack and
large explosions at Forward Base Falcon on that date, claims there were no
deaths or injuries:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6038990.stm
KGO radio AM 810, in San Francisco, an ABC station, on the John Rothman show
(1-5 or 6 AM Sat./Sun. morning), early this morning Saturday, from 4-5 AM,
indicated that he will wait for more information before he firmly believes
there has been a "cover up" of the "alleged" mass deaths and injuries at
Forward Base Falcon in Iraq. KGO radio shows are available via streaming
audio RealPlayer or Windows Media player for a 24 hour period, in one hour
segments.
You can listen to Rothman discuss US Senator Barak Obama's new book "The
Audacity of Hope," and also his comments, and callers comments, on the
alleged casualties of a large number of US troops on October 10, at Forward
Base Falcon in Iraq, by selecting the 4-5 AM segment for streaming audio at
this web link for KGO radio archives, but this archive might only be
available for the rest of today:
http://www.kgoam810.com/Article.asp?PT=Archive&id=49920
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Story on alleged mass US casualties during October at Forward Base Falcon in
Iraq:
http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2006/10/53584.php
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300+ U.S.casulties:Forward Base Falcon "Coverup"!
by Brian Harring Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 at 12:34 AM
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Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA
agents and U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165
seriously injured requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser
injuries 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously
injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital
at al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad.
Another Disastrous Coverup Forward Base Falcon Disaster
by Brian Harring 22 Oct 2006 19:34 GMT
The cover up of Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines,
CIA agents and U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165
seriously injured requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser
injuries 122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously
injured members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital
Another Disastrous Coverup
Forward Base Falcon Disaster
by Brian Harring
Late on the evening of October 10, 2006, Iraqi resistance groups lobbed
mortar and rocket rounds into the immense 'Forward Base Falcon,' the largest
American military base in Iraq, located 13 km south of the Green Zone in
Baghdad. In addition to accurate mortar fire, Grad and Katyusha rockets were
also used.
Falcon base was designed to house a large contingent of American troops,
mostly drawn from the 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fr. Bliss, Texas.
At the time of the attack, there were approximately 3000 men inside the
camp, which also was filled with ammunition supplies, fuel, tanks and
vehicles.
Iraqi contractors had assisted in the construction of the camp, which
occupied nearly a square mile and was surrounded with guard tower-studded
high concrete walls, and it is now apparent that the Resistance movement had
been given important targets from "sources familiar with the layout" of the
base.
After the initial shelling, fuel and ammunition stores began to erupt with
massive explosions that could be heard, and seen, miles away inside the
Green Zone where U.S. military and diplomatic units were heavily guarded.
The explosions, all of them termed "immense" by BBC reporters, continued
throughout the night.
In response, US aircraft indiscriminately rocketed and bombed various parts
of the city, BBC and AFP correspondents eported, trying to knock out the
launch sites of the rockets
The BBC's Andrew North, in Baghdad, said the explosions started at about
2300 (2100 BST) and were becoming "ever more frequent" as the huge fires
spread throughout the base, punctuated by tremendous explosions as more fuel
and ammunition dumps ignited.
"Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization
were responsible for last night's mortar attack," said Lieutenant Colonel
Jonathan Withington, spokesman for the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
An after action report, issued by the Department of Defense, stated that:
"On October 10, 2006, at approximately 10:40 p.m., a 82mm mortar round,
fired by militia forces from a residential area in Abu T-Shir, caused a fire
at an Ammunition Supply Point (ASP) at FOB Falcon. The ASP, containing tank
and artillery rounds, in addition to smaller caliber ammunition, set off a
series of large explosions. About 100 troops from the 4th Infantry Division
were reported to be stationed at the base at the time, but no injuries were
reported." (Emphasis added.) "The damage to the area will not degrade the
operational capability of MND-B (Multinational Division Baghdad),"
When the flames had been brought under control on the morning of the 11th of
October, primarily because the entire camp had been gutted, nine large
American military transports with prominent Red Cross markings were observed
by members of the foreign media taking off, laded with the dead and the
wounded.
Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents and
U.S. translators were casualties and there also were 165 seriously injured
requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser injuries 122
members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously injured
members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at
al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad.
Satellite pictures and aerial photographs from neutral sources showed that
Camp Falcon suffered major structural damage and almost all the U.S.
military's supply of small arms ammunition, artillery and rocket rounds,
tons of fuel, six Apache helicopters, an uncounted but large number of
soft-skinned vehicles such as Humvees and supply trucks were damaged or
totally destroyed. Foreign press observers noted "an endless parade" of
military vehicle recovery units dragging burnt-out heavy tanks and armored
personnel carriers to another base outside Baghdad.
Many of the walls and towers of the camp were damaged or leveled as were
many of the barracks, maintenance depots, and there was considerable damage
to the huge mess halls that could hold 3000 soldiers, the huge recreation
center with its basketball courts and indoor swimming pools and all the
administration buildings
Although official U.S. DoD statements indicated that there were no deaths;
that only a hundred men were inside the base guarding billions of dollars of
vital military equipment and that there were "only two minor injuries to
personnel," passes belief and certainly reality is more painful than
propaganda.
Not only has the U.S. military machine lost much of its armor and transport,
and its entire reserves of ammunition and special fuel, but the casualty
list for only the first day is over 300..
Here is a transcription of that list who were evacuated to other hospital
units:.
In re: Insurgent attacks on Forward Base Falcon on 10-11 October, 2006
Official Casualty List from U.S. military hospital at al-Habbaniyah located
some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel at al-Habbaniyah initially
stated that the US military hospital at the massive American-occupied air
base there had begun to receive dead and wounded personnel. The military
hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in occupied Iraq, was opened on 12
May this year in response to sharply rising (and redacted) US casualties.
List compiled and effective as of 11 Oct 06 at 2300.
- A -
Pfc James R. Adams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Captain Kenneth Adler, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Bobby Ray Albertson , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
1st Lt.Keith Allen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Spc Cletus Anderson, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Lance Cpl John Martin Ansley, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th
Marine Regiment
Spc Toby Anthony, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Gustavo Armijo, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Pfc Michael Armstrong, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Capt Steven Arnold, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
James Arthur Ash II, Central Intelligence Agency
Cpl Edward Atkinson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
- B -
Pfc Roy Bailey, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Spc John Baldwin, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Charles Barbe, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Thomas Barnhart , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc James Barry, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Robert Bell, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc William Bennett , Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Saul Benson, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
Battalion
Pfc Joseph Berge, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Joseph Berkeley , 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Capt Colmar Betts, 414th Civil Affairs
Zack Billings, Department of Defense
Edward Blair,, Civilian Contractor
1st Lt.Ronald Bort, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Bowen, James, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Pfc Thomas R. Boyd, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Spc Mel Brewer, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Roger Brown , 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Francis Byrne, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
- C -
Pfc Arthur Cahill, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Pfc Fernando Calderon, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Alex Callaghan, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Peter Campbell, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Cpl Douglas Carmody, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Ashanti Carter, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Henry Cartwright, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Ken Casey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Russell Cavanaugh, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Spc Raymond Chamberlain, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Einar Christiansen, 414th Civil Affairs
Spc Zack Christopher, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Eric Clark, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
Battalion
Ronald Colby, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Marcus M. Cole, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Paul Collins, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Pfc Rory Conner, Department of Defense
Pfc Roger Connolly, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Major Michael Connors, 414th Civil Affairs
Steven Cooke, Department of Defense
Spc Matthew Cooper, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Edward C. Courtney, Central Intelligence Agency
Capt Jimmy Lee Craig, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Spc Samuel Cramer, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Micah Creighton, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Spc Leonard Cunningham, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Paul E. Curtis, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
- D -
Pfc Sebastian Daly, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division
1st Lt.Benjamin Davis, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Raymond Day, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Justin Delaney, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Christopher Dixon , Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
Regiment
Cpl Paul Doherty, 414th Civil Affairs
Pfc Nicholas Dolan, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Lawrence Donahue, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Randall Douglas, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Carl Dowd , Civilian Contractor
Master Sgt.Phillip Doyle, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
Battalion
Pfc Edmund Drake, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Spc Charles Duval, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry
Division
- E -
Spc Brandon East , Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Jeremy Edwards, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Shane Elkins, 549th Military Police Company, 385th Military Police
Battalion
Edgar Elliott , Central Intelligence Agency
Pfc Ronald Ellis, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Paul H. Etheridge, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt Kenny Evans, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
- F -
Cpl Thomas Fairchild, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Ben Farrell, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Robert Feeney, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Cpl Angus Ferguson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Lance Cpl Eetaban Fernandez, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th
Marine Regiment
Spc Bradford Fields , , Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Raymond, Finlay, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Major Eduard Fischer, 414th Civil Affairs
Pfc Kirk Fitzgerald, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Arnold Flynn, Civilian Contractor
1st Lt.Gene Ford, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Scott Fort, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Capt Shelby Foster, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Pfc Jon Franklin, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Harold Frederickson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Lawrence Frost, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
- G -
Pfc Michael Gaines, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Christopher Gallagher, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Rogelio R. Garza, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Pfc Daniel Gardner, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Brad Garrison , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Lance Cpl Kirk Geary, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine
Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Randy Geohegan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Adam Gibson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Richard M. Gilligan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Paolo Giovinazzo, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jeffery Givens, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Cpl Mario Gold, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
2nd Lt.Pedro Gomez, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Michael Gordon , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Gabriel Govia, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Thomas Grady, Department of Defense
Pfc Kevin Graham, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Pfc Paul Gray, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Samuel Green, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
Regiment
Pfc Lloyd Griffith, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Cpl Andrew Gustafson, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
- H -
1st Lt. Seth Hall, , Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
Regiment
Pfc Tobias Hancock, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc James Hansen, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Sgt Stuart Harding , 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Randy Hardy, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Ronald Harris, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division
Pfc Keith O. Harvey, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
1st Lt.Karl Hawkins, 414th Civil Affairs
Sgt. 1st Class Samuell Hayden, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Cpl Randi Hays, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ben Henderson, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Pfc Kyle Henry, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division
Spc Danid D.Herron, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Capt Kenneth Hilliard, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Pfc John Hodge, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Lee Hoffman, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Master Sgt.David Hoke, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Pfc Ted Holmes, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Kenny Howard, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
- I-
Keith Ingraham, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Pfc Daniel Innis, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Cpl Shane Irving, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
- J -
Pfc Tarrnish Jackson, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Spc Lewellen Jacobs, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Timothy Jasper, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Larry Jenkins, 414th Civil Affairs
2nd Lt.Phiillip Johnson, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Pfc Brian Johnstone, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Todd Jones, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Brendan Joscelyn, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
2nd Lt.Cpl Allan Jose, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Pfc Thomas Joyce, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Spc Benno Juarez, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
- K-
1st Lt.Eric Kaufman, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Charles Kavanaugh , Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Cpl Jon Keats, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Eric Keefe, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Tony Keeler, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Chester Keenan, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Frank Kennedy, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Jon Kent, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Sgt Jordan Kessler, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Capt Mark King , 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Pfc Neil Kirk, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Jeff Klein, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Alan Knoll, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade
.Pfc Adam Koehler, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Capt Osmond Kray, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
2nd Lt.Gary Krueger, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
- L -
Tracey LaFaver , Civilian Contractor
Lance Cpl Roger Lafferty, Marine Forces Reserve's 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine
Regiment
Pfc Junior Lambert, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Shawn Lane, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Cpl Charles T. Langholz, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Jimmy Bob Larkin, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Pfc Eric Larsen, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Sgt. 1st Class Robert Law, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops
Battalion
Spc Andrew Richard, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ricardo LeGallo, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
2nd Lt.William S. Leonard, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Marshal Lindsley, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Master Sgt.Tommy Lee Lipton, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc George Long, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Jimmy Longtree, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
1st Lt. Jasper Loomis, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Carstairs Lowe, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Robert M. Lynch, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
- M -
Pfc Paul McKinnon , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Keith MacVane, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Gunnar Magnusson, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Capt.Martin Mahoney, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Enzo Marini, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Rostan Markovic, Central Intelligence Agency
Spc John M. Marshall, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Michael Martin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Pfc Scott Marvin, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Pfc Leroy Mason, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Spc Greg Mathews, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Duncan Maxwell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Brian Mayer, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Arthur Mazzocco, Department of Defense
1st Lt.Joseph McAllister, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt. Daniel McBride, . 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc William McClellan, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Spc Lou McConnell, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Sgt. 1st Class Albert McGinnis,. 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Master Sgt.David McRae, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Matthew Medigovich, Central Intelligence Agency
Pfc Vincent Mendoza, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Cpl Richard Milich, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Pfc Ben Miller, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
Cpl Robert Mitchell, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Terrence Mogen, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Ted Montague, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat
Team, 10th Mountain Division
Pfc Yates Montecino, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Esteban Morales, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Darrell Morgan, Central Intelligence Agency
Jeffery Morrison, Civilian Contractor
- N -
1st Lt.Noble Natsios, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Carlos Naverez, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Nelson , 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment,
25th Infantry Division
Cpl Donald Newcomb, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Roger Newell, Civilian Contractor
Pfc Dorin Nicholson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Bart Nolan, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Nelson Norton, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Wally Novak, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
- O -
1st Lt.Chris O'Brien , 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Stephen O'Connor, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Raymond O'Rourke, Civilian Contractor
- P -
Spc James W. Page, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Russell Palumbo, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
Pfc Nicholas Pappas, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Troy Parker, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Mark Patten, 47th Combat Support Hospital, 62nd Medical Brigade
George Paul, Civilian Contractor
Lance Cpl Wallace Peabody, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd
Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force
Pfc Dale Peake, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Reed Perry, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
Pfc Samuel Petersen, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Roger Platt, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
1st Lt.Thomas Poole, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Pfc William Porter, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Sgt Daniel Powell, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Todd Price, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Cpl Kevin Prisley, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Pfc Peter Purvis, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
- Q -
2nd Lt.Quesada, Gonzalo, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
Battalion
Pfc Liam Quinn, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
- R -
Pfc Chad Railey, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Ignacio Ramirez, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Arthur Ramsen, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Benjamin Raymond, Civilian Contractor
Spc Todd Reckford, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
Pfc Aaron Reynolds, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Pfc Timothy Richard, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
1st Lt. Paul Richardson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Pfc Robert Riley, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Shawn Roberts, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Cpl Kirk Robinson, National Guard's 149th Brigade Combat Team
Sgt. 1st Class James P. Rodgers, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd
Airborne Division
Master Sgt. Chad Romer, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Martin Ross, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Robert Rowan, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
2nd Lt.Seth Ryan, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Spc Ricardo Sagan, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Pfc Hector Salazar, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Ed Sampson, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
1st Lt Walter San Fellipo, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Bruce Sartiano,, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Raymond Schmitz, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation Company
2nd Lt.Ernest Sherman , 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Pfc Mario Sims, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Joshua Smith, 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Andrew Snow, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
Gerald Sorenson, Department of Defense
Lincoln Stadermann, Translator
Master Sgt.Michael Stephenson, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Carl Stone,, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Capt.Harold Sullivan, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
1st Lt. Lawrence Swenson, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
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Cpl Augustus Tanner, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
Pfc Reginald Tate, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Duane Taylor, 118th Military Police Company, 519th Military Police
Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade
Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Thomas, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment,
1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Stuart Thompsen, 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police
Brigade
Spc Larry Thomson, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Capt David Towers, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Pfc Dean Townsend, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
2nd Lt.James Tracy, Army Reserve 346th Psychological Operations Company
Pfc Paul Tucker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Daniel Tyson, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Pfc Romillo Ugarte, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade
Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Cpl Austin Unger, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
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Spc Ramon Valadez, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division
Cpl Hector Velazquez, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc WalterVincent, 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division
2nd Lt.ThomasVoelker, 204th Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry
Division
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Spc Carl Wade, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Walker, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd
Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Ronald Walsh,, 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Cpl Jack Ward, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat
Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Cpl Sean Weber, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Pfc Steven Webster, Army National Guard's 35th Special Troops Battalion
Spc Paul Welch, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade
Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
Capt.Gene Westin, 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th
Infantry Division
Master Sgt.Richard Wheeler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support
Battalion
Pfc Lawrence White, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Andrew Willams, 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Sgt. 1st Class Mario Williamson, Army National Guard's 1569th Transportation
Company
Russell Wilson, Translator
Michael Wisniewski, Civilian Employee
Cpl Chris Womack, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Spc Burton Wood, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile UnitTwo
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Cpl Fernando Yates, 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd
Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
Istvan Yatsevitch, Civilian Contractor
Cpl John York, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade,
4th Infantry Division
Pfc Peter Young, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
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Pfc Mario Zammarella, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Cpl Jose Zamora, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade, 4th
Infantry Division
Spc Reuben Zamora, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat
Team, 4th Infantry Division
Pfc Arno Ziegler, 542nd Maintenance Company, 44th Corps Support Battalion
1st Lt.Charles L. Zimmerman, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Courtesy of Novosti Press Agency
The Green Zone Follies
Baghdad, 12 Oct 06: "On Tuesday, I was in my quarters, writing a letter to a
friend that I knew will be censored so I was being very unspecific about
conditions here.
About 2300 there was a huge explosion to the south of the Green Zone,
followed at intervals by other, very heavy, explosions that numbered about
thirty or forty and lasted all night. I went up onto the roof and saw a
great fountain of flames, billowing smoke and flaming debris shooting up
into the air like Fourth of July fireworks.
Personnel were running all over the building, wide-eyed with terror and
wondering if our compound was going to "get it" next. Usually, we hear
distant explosions scattered throughout Baghdad on a daily basis as another
convoy is blasted by the insurgent bombs but this ongoing mess was louder,
and longer, than anything I have ever encountered.
It was impossible to sleep what with all the explosions and in the morning,
I shaved and went to my office. As a note here: I am lucky to have quarters
with no windows facing outwards towards Baghdad. The insurgents have sniper
rifles, usually U.S. .50 caliber, set up in buildings that have a distant
overlook and more than once, personnel shaving in front of a bathroom window
have had their brains splattered all over the tile walls as a sniper zeroes
in on them. The sound of the shot follows and never, not once, have our
security people ever found the sniper's nest.
In the office I learned that 'Forward Operating Base Falcon,' one of our
light-headed senior officer's idea to set up fortified positions in various
places, such as the capital of the Al Anbaar province as-Saqr was hit by
enemy action, set on fire and suddenly exploded as tons of stored ammunition
cooked off.
Camp Falcon at Sukkaniya is located in the southern Baghdad suburb of
ad-Durah.. 'Forward Operating Base Falcon' was one of the newest and most
heavily armed fortified positions.
There now exists a very high threat of suicide bombers in Ramadi who might
attempt to ram Falcon with a vehicle packed with explosives, and so heavy
concrete barriers were placed around the base designed to prevent such
attacks. This did not deter the members of the Resistance movement who
lobbed the same type of mortar shells into Falcon as they have been lobbing
into the so-called "super secure" headquarters areas of the Green Zone.
Falcon had also become the largest US weapons arsenal depot in the American
General Headquarters in the south of Baghdad and a very tempting target.
This time, we heard later, (and officially denied!) the Resistance used Grad
and Katyusha rockets instead of mortars and the results were immediate,
prolonged and completely devastating.
The installation itself is full of smoking rubble, and fires were still
burning the following day. Although it is still very early to be accurate,
reviews here of Falcon's inventory indicates that losses will certainly
exceed $1 billion.
That addresses the loss of property. The loss of life is even worse
Over 300 American troops, including U.S. Army and Marines, CIA agents, U.S.
translators and contractors were killed or injured outright or died
immediately afterwards en route to hospital or in hospital and over 125
seriously injured, requiring major medical attention and 39 suffering lesser
injuries By accounts, charred and totally unrecognizable fragments of
personnel were scattered over an eight block area.
122 members of the Iraqi armed forces were killed and 90 seriously injured
members of same, were also evacuated to the U.S. military hospital at
al-Habbaniyah located some 70km west of Baghdad. U.S. medical personnel at
al-Habbaniyah initially stated that the US military hospital at the massive
American-occupied air base there had begun to receive dead and wounded
personnel. The military hospital in al-Habbaniyah, the largest in occupied
Iraq, was opened on 12 May this year in response to sharply rising (and
redacted) US casualties.
Initially three large military transport aircraft with the red cross
displayed under the wings and on the fuselages, had flown into the base, and
casualties were being unloaded and sent into the hospital at the
al-Habbaniyah base, and officially, we predictably released a flood of
'official statements' that claimed there were "only a few personnel wounded
and no fatalities whatsoever." Also predictably, our people overreacted by
launching a wild series of bomb and rocket attacks on random parts of
Baghdad, killing an estimated 120 Iraqi civlinans and injuring an unknown
number as well as setting fires that were still burning the next morning.
There were strong ruimors that a container of artillery shells containing
some kind of a nerve gas (for use against Iraqi militant strongholds.shades
of Hussein!) turned out to be false. What was involved were a kind of tear
gas, thank God, or we would all be dead now!
By now, it should be clearly obvious that the reporting of fatal casualties
in both Iraq and Afghanistan are really under stated. For example, we had a
young officer in here about three days ago who was talking with several of
us. He is assigned to the air field from which the dead are shipped back to
Dover, Md. According to him, last month, he supervised the loading of over
one hundred and seventy military caskets but amazingly, the official DoD
reportage had only a fraction of that. Of course he has no names, only
numbers, and perhaps some high officer or Halliburton thief is shipping dope
or underaged girls back to the states inside the boxes but this man had no
reason to lie. It will be interesting to see if the DoD website shows the
deaths over the Falcon incident. Time may tell but they won't."
Insurgent mortar fire ignites U.S. ammunition dump
October 12, 2006
by Joseph Giordono,
Stars and Stripes Mideast edition
Insurgent mortar fire hit an American military ammunition dump late Tuesday
night, setting off huge explosions and rattling windows and nerves
throughout the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, military and civilian officials
said Wednesday.
Tank rounds, artillery shells and small-arms ammunition at the Forward
Operating Base Falcon site were ignited by the explosion and subsequent
fire, casting an orange glow overnight and into Wednesday morning. No
injuries were reported by late Wednesday.(Emphasis added. Ed.)
According to military spokesmen, the first explosion happened around 10:40
p.m. Soldiers and base workers were evacuated from the area, and emergency
workers raced to control the blaze.
FOB Falcon is in the central Rasheed district of Baghdad. A mortar round
fired from southern Baghdad caused the blast, officials said.
"Intelligence indicates that civilians aligned with a militia organization
were responsible for last night's mortar attack," 4th Infantry Division and
Multi-National Division-Baghdad spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathon Withington was
quoted by news agencies as saying.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire was still smoldering and more rounds
were occasionally cooking off and exploding.
Three battalions, including tank and infantry units, are stationed at the
base, but the loss of the ammunition "will not degrade the operational
capability of [the division]," a U.S. military news release read. The troops
at Falcon have been participating in Operation Together Forward, a massive
U.S.-Iraqi effort to clamp down on sectarian violence in Baghdad.
Soldiers as far away as Camp Liberty, near the Baghdad airport, reported
hearing the blast, which rattled windows on the base. Many rushed out of
their offices and bunks, thinking the explosions were an attack on Camp
Liberty.
By Wednesday, the Islamic Army in Iraq - one of several insurgent groups in
Iraq - claimed responsibility for the attack.
"With the help of God, the mortar and rocket squads of the Islamic Army have
shelled a U.S. Army base with two rockets and three mortar shells," a Web
statement read. "The rockets and shells fell on ammunition dumps causing
them to explode."
There was no way to verify the group's claim of responsibility.
Other local Iraqi officials said Shiite militiamen were behind the attack.
FOB Falcon is in a largely industrial area of Baghdad, near the district of
Dora. Iraqi citizens in the area were notified of the attack and its
suspected cause but were not being evacuated.
Iraq's interior minister, Jawad al Bolani, took to the airwaves to give
details of the attack and reassure area residents that the incident was
under control.
"There is an alert to security forces to provide any help to the residents
of the area," he said.
Stars and Stripes reporter Anita Powell contributed to this report.
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