Friday, December 16, 2011

Is This American Soldier The Last U.S. Casualty In The Iraq War?

Final casualty? David Hickman could be the last U.S. soldier to have been killed during the Iraq war

Final Flights Bring U.S. Troops Back Home As Iraq War's 'Last Casualty' (The 4,483rd American) Is Mourned -- Daily Mail

The U.S. war in Iraq officially ended yesterday - with the 4,483rd, and final, combat fatality named as 23-year-old Specialist David Hickman.

The eight-year conflict, that has cost America $800 billion and divided the nation, came to a close with a low-key ceremony at Baghdad's heavily-fortified airport.

The U.S. flag was solemnly taken down to mark the withdrawal of American troops.

Hickman, a star high school athlete from North Carolina who had recently married, was killed by a roadside bomb in Taji on the northern edge of Baghdad on November 14.

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My Comment: I hope this is the last U.S. casualty .... but I am not hopeful.

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