Blast Kills 14 Marines in Iraq: ; Deadly Attack On Amphibious Vehicle Comes On Heels of Seven Marine Deaths

Charleston Daily Mail › August 04, 2005

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Marine amphibious assault vehicle on patrol during combat operations near the Syrian border hit a roadside bomb today, and 14 Marines were killed in one of the deadliest single attacks in Iraq against American forces.

The 14 Marines killed were members of the same Ohio-based battalion that lost six Marines two days earlier, a Marine Corps spokesman said.

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Blast Kills 14 Marines in Iraq: ; Deadly Attack On Amphibious Vehicle Comes On Heels of Seven Marine Deaths

A civilian interpreter also was killed in the bombing today. At least 1,820 members of the U.S. military have died since...

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