31 U.S. Troops Killed In Afghanistan -- News Roundup

America's Black Day: Bin Laden Hit Team Troops Shot Out Of Sky By Taliban -- The Daily Mail

* 31 dead after rocket-propelled grenade destroys Chinook helicopter
* News comes as USA loses gold-plated AAA credit rating
* Deadliest single incident since Afghan war began in 2001
* President Obama tells shell-shocked Americans of 'extraordinary sacrifice'
* Afghan president sends condolences to Obama

More than 20 US Navy Seals from the elite unit that killed Osama Bin Laden have died after their helicopter was shot down by insurgents in Afghanistan.

They were among 31 American Special Forces troops and seven Afghan soldiers who were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade destroyed their Chinook helicopter.

The terrible development came on the day when Americans were absorbing the shock news that for the first time in its history the United States had lost its gold-plated AAA credit rating.

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More News On Today's Heavy U.S. Military Loses In Afghanistan

Copter shot down, killing 30 US troops, 7 Afghans -- Yahoo News/AP
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing 38 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
30 US troops dead as Afghan Taliban down chopper -- Yahoo News/AFP
U.S. official: Killed forces were reinforcing troops in Afghanistan -- CNN
Taliban shoots down Chinook and kills bin Laden hunters in biggest Nato loss of life in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
A"Golden BB" Downs a U.S. Helicopter in Afghanistan, Killing 38 -- Time
38 US, Afghan forces killed in helo crash -- Long War Journal
31 US troops, mostly elite Navy SEALs, killed in Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Washington Mourns U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash -- FOX News
Obama honors the U.S. dead in Afghanistan -- USA Today
Obama expresses sorrow for 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash -- The Hill
Cameron pays tribute to fallen US, Afghan troops -- AFP
30 Americans Killed Including 25 SEALs When Afghan Insurgents Shoot Down Helicopter -- ABC News
22 US special forces die after Taliban shoot down helicopter -- The Independent
Afghan helicopter crash kills 31 US troops -- BBC
Worst US loss of life in Afghan war as helicopter crash kills 38 -- The Guardian
Dozens of U.S. troops feared killed as NATO helicopter crashes in Afghan offensive -- Washington Post
Dozens Killed as NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan -- New York Times
NATO chopper crash kills 31 U.S. soldiers, 7 Afghans -- Xinhuanet
NATO helicopter crashes in Afghanistan; at least 38 killed -- CNN
NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan; 31 Americans, 7 Afghans dead -- CNN
38 die in Afghan helicopter crash -- 9News
Chopper Crash Kills 31 U.S. Troops, 7 Afghans -- L.A. Times
Taliban down U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan, 38 dead -- Miami Herald
31 Americans killed in helicopter crash, Afghanistan president says -- Stars and Stripes
At Least 38 Dead In NATO Helicopter Crash In Afghanistan -- RTT News
Report: At Least 37 Dead After NATO Helicopter Shot Down in Afghanistan -- National Journal
SEAL Team 6 Members Perish When Taliban Shot Down NATO Helicopter [VIDEO] -- IBTimes
US to 'stay the course' after Afghan chopper crash - -AFP
Commandos killed in Afghanistan were fighting war few see -- Miami Herald
Deadly helicopter crash shows danger of Osama bin Laden-style raids [VIDEO] -- Christian Science Monitor
Deadliest one-day incidents for coalition in Afghanistan -- CNN
Deadliest aviation incidents of Afghan war -- Al Jazeera

My Comment: Our prayers are for the fallen and their loved ones tonight..