Show A8 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday November 16 2003 — Iraq occupation py Oiraqo goweoriniDirag couddcdD gives tarosittim Continued from AI US Before the crash the military's deadliest incident was the downing of a Chinook transport helicopter on Nov 2 ’ that killed 16 soldiers A Black Hawk was also shot down on Nov 7 killing all six soldiers on hoard There were days early in the war in which more soldiers died but they were spread over several attacks or acc- i- ' dents Earlier in the day a st Armored Division soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad The crash put the number of American casual- -' ties since the March invasion ' at 417 The crash occurred about 6:30 pm after sundown hut both pilots were qualified for limited visibility Hying the military said The statement said the site was secured by US troops Iraqi police and firelighters The aircraft came from the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell Ky One soldier at the scene told The Associated Press he heard that one of the helicopters was ' hit bya rocket-propell' grenade before it crashed A US military spokesman said ' such reports were “at best " ' AP photo nsh F'resalent Aleksander Kwasniewski second left watches the funeral ceremony for Polish Army fi x' Hwronjm- kupczyk in Szczecin Poland Monday Maj Kupczyk killed in Iraq last week was s iir l s hrst combat casualty in Iraq First death a wake-u- p call for Polish soldiers in Iraq MJI ' iPt —forA 00 IAIL Iraq ihi'dk'tit team struggled Tmimievimue-tsave the Polish inaptr Wliivvias'shot jri an ainluih'hy Iraqi guerrillas liiii tlic hlrl'let hail severed- t arteries in his neck ' v Dicto-as-nothing we ' Dr Wojeieth said iiiild Jo : Wnjckki "We were uui of ii-- ' liivk"' ast week's death of Maj I Ijeroniio Kirpcx k hit hard ' l ' Poles deployed ' l in Iraq- He was Ill first Polish' 'soldier killed i combat since the aftermath' of Wtirld War IL ' ' ' Kupcvyk 44 was well ' kiiowh as an officer in Poland's 2th Mechanized Brigade1 normally baked in the I i the'24( X ) siiuth-eeplfa- ' -- ' -- 1 Baltic Sea town of Szczecin '"It has shaken the unit lt has afTecied all of us" said Maj Darius FavzcZa4 a':' f’v morale officer with 24 years1' ' ofseryice aiid a family friend The death pointed to the- ' ' Jangers of Poland's roltihere leader oi' a multinational force of about SOOsojdjers from 47 'countries tliaf has been dlibhod the VcriaJitiiin of the ' wtjuiig" ''Jfs become personal Each - soldier has explain to him-se- lf are here" fasca said ’l jell mysclfit is war on (errin'— that only' United can we light (error- - 7 flic " Ui reasons-w- Unlike Baghdad and the Sunni Tfiiirglew here Ameri-'ea- ti soldiers face daily deadly ' 'attacks the south has becnrel-ai- i eh peaceful However a ' suicide hojuhing Wednesday inNasirividi 150 miles south-ei- 'i Cf the sector killed IN Italian troops and sent a message that coalition forces arc not safe anywhere in Iraq After theNasiriyah attack ' South Korea confined its sol- diers to their camps and Thai- '' land announced it was sending ' teams to iraq to look uf arrangements for its triKips v We wi ll learn through experience" Gen Marek OjranoWskl said at Polish headquarters "We knew jtwould he difficult Weknew' our sacrifice would also' ' involve human life hdre” V Polish' Troops are resppnsi- hie Tor t wo key provinces Babylon and KarbalaThey ferent nationalities" said Maj Ralph Manos from Louisville Ohio who is a logistics officer at Camp is the spice' Babylon ed speculative” One witness-'NafYounis said was he on ' sitting the roof Polish soldiers keep a low ' his of When he saw the house ' profile in Karbala mostly rotor blades of the two heli- patrolling the town's outskirts' : copters hit each other and staying clear of mosques One of the helicopters then out of respect for Muslim "hit into the house and a few ' In the town center minutes later it went ablaze” many Iraqis asked for direcsaid Younis who lives across tions to a Polish qamp seemed ' the street from where one of unaware of the Poles’ pres- the helicopters crashed ence - The plan for a new Iraqi ' The Poles do many of the ' 'government reflected Wash- same things other coalition forces do across Iraq: open are hgsedinthe towns of ' schools rebuild roads train' i Hilliih famous for the ancient ' archaeological site of Baby-'-- ! 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Andrzej two shrines of Prophet )t-- : J press officer said Polish '' troops pursue the Mohammad's descendants occupation : with the About 85 o' percetitof “openness and strength” “We understand yeiy well area's people are Shiite Mos-'f‘ Tims while Sunni Muslims thistinie of transformation Poland went through somegenerally live in villages scat- " the tered across ' regionthing similar 15 years ago” Because Shiites wereperse- -' with the fallof communism cuted under Saddam Hussein’s hesaid “Wetry tobeopen regime coalition forces gener- - - but at the same time we must " arid accept- -' ' show strength so that 'Iraqis ally will know that coalition forces cd in the area Polish troops ' can control the situation and bejieve that the fallen- regime has no 'The main Polish base is ! next Chance the to of returning” Camp Babylon v 4300-year-oruins of Baby- Polish military life is a loir It is also headquarters for " microcosm of life back home!' ' Its troops patrol in Honker the multinational divisidn '' whose soldiers come from jeeps and Zbik aimbred per- : Sonne! carriers The soldiers :suchcduntriesas Spain club has daily newspapers Ukjraine Denmark Kaza- from Warsaw and the mess khstair Mongolia El Sal- Serves Polish' bread and soup! viidor Honduras Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic On Sundays soldiers crowd a The camp hustles with offi- tent for Roman Catholic sercers in a multitude qf vices with two fluorescent and bulbs' made into a cross that going' coming ' “I love this mix of Cultures illuminates the makeshift altar dealing with people from dif of life''' ns : - e istralion since it was appointed in July announced a set of deadlines that would give Iraq a provisional national assem- hly hy May a transitional administration with full sovereign powers in June and an elected government before the end of 2005 With the return of Sovereignty in June the US mili-tar- y ' occupation wilt formally end although American forces ' are expected to remain in Iraq ' undera new arrangement to : ' be worked out with the Iraqis Until a constitution is draft- - ' ed and adopted a basic law will be promulgated hy the Governing Council and take effect in February The law accoreling to an official statement would establish a democratic and federal state that ‘‘respects the Islamic identity of the majority of the Iraqi people with the guarantee of the right of other ' 1 ' aflaties AP photo Iraqi Council President Jalal Talabani gives a press conference in Baghdad on Saturday The US-le- d occupation will end by June after selection of transitional government the Iraqi Governing Council said After that the US military status would' change from an occupa- tion force to a “military pres- ence" ington's desire to speed up the handover of power as attacks against American occupation forces grow more sophisticated and deadly The Bush administration dropped its insistence that a constitution: be drawn iip and elcctions held before the transfer takes ' places However one of the 24 memheri of Iraq's Governing Council warned that “execu- -' tion of theplan won't he easy” without improvement in the security situation and a revival of Iraq’s economy " The council which has " acted as Iraq's-interi- admin-- : religions and sects” It will enshrine respect for human rights and ensure equality of members of the country's diyerse religious and ethnic groups The new timetable replaced " a political blueprint by L Paul Bremer the top US official in Iraq that envisaged a new constitution and a democratic government for Iraq before the end of 2004 The plan fell ' ' ' apart when council members " could not agree on how to proceed wjth drafting a coiisti- ! : : tution The new timetable repre-sented a victory for Iraqi ' politicians who have been lob--' hying strongly for a quick transfer of power: “Jt is a great day in the hiSr tory of Iraq" said Entifadh Qanbar spokesman for couh- cil member Ahmad Chalabi : 'ir The AVA Presents a !' - iT IvV- '’s1 - v - '' - “ A i a - jS tt s v ld : Q : uni-for- & LIMITED TIME OFFER NOW I N PROGRESS 1200 a IONI DDonlii 0igiqaiihyatpiimia? ntQiiiiaag Dress Shirt j Neck Tie Belt & Socks Selling Suits Since 1955 mhe 81 North Msin "DOWNTOWN" HI ioOi iftc Ui II totn lilciiiliM tacioH j®:ii :o V liISll iUtii i i -- J — ec:: i tt ilik 111 i i 752-119- 5 ii a 0J- - i t IJ m i c ui 5' |