Show ' The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday April 24 2004 — A® Troops wounded in Iraq skyrockets Soar Number of from 2 injured increased by 595 Pentagon: WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American troops wounded in Iraq soared in the past two weeks as the insurgency flared in Iraq and in the Sunni Triangle north and west of Baghdad The Pentagon announced Friday in its weekly casualty report that 3864 troops have been wounded in action since the war began in March 2003 an increase of 39S from two weeks earlier The US military death toll ' as of Friday stood at 707 according to the Pentagon's count At least 100 have been killed this month the highest total for any month since the US-le- d invasion began Most deaths were in the early part of April about 23 have died in the past two weeks The Pentagon on Friday announced the identity of the 100th service member to have died so far this month He was Army Staff Sgt Edward W Carmen 27Lof McKeesport Pa who died April 1 7 in Baghdad when the driver of the tank he was in lost control and the tank rolled off a bridge The Pentagon does not identify those who are wounded As the toll on US forces has mounted this month most pub- BgJV - i j1 compared with 25328 for the same period last year The goal had been 28377 However Childress cau- tioned that factors such as an improved economy and the Pentagon's decision to keep about 20000 troops in Iraq for longer than a year to help quell the violence could change the picture The Marines which along with the Army have home the brunt of combat in Iraq said they have already fulfilled 90 percent of their retention goal a f market and bonuses worth thousands t “wl AP photo A US Marine from the 1st Battalion 5th Marines walks through a house after searching it for insurgents on the outskirts of Fallujah Iraq on Friday The number of US troops wounded in Iraq soared In the past two weeks as fighting continued to escalate ' wounded who returned to duty rose by 237 and the number who did not rose by 338 The number wounded since April is approaching 900 wounded 0 the in most other months of the " 1 200-30- Contact Monty Hinojosa 593-038- 2000 10th Mountain 1st Armored 1st Cavalry 1st Infantry 25th Infantry 2nd Infantry 3rd Infantry " 4th Infantry l 82nd Airborne SOURCE-U- Department of Defense AP of dollars are keeping soldiers in the Army Col Joseph Anderson commander of theTOlst's 2nd Brigade said it is more about camaraderie patriotism and duty “They!ve had a personally rewarding and professionally' developing experience” Anderson said “I think they’ve formed some bonds that are going to last a ljfe- - tiihe It tends to make them wanltoslayfW' ' - The only Arifiy divisiOITgL not meet its goal in the six-45- 3 month period was the 82nd Airborne Division whose members have been sent to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept 1 attacks The division wanted to 1221 soldiers but got only 1 ist 1136 willf IKSIWliiHW Political Action Committee The Two Party System Provides True Checks and Balances Join Now! ' HEALTH INSURANCE (801) 1000 P United Democrats FAFFORDABEE! the Pentagon has stopped providing daily updates and does : not give details on the types w severity of wounds conflict In March 291 were wounded iii action The highest monthly total before April was 413 in October 2003 according to the Pentagon’s Directorate for Information Operations and Reports Goal 101st Airborne ist The only distinction the Pentagon makes in its public reports is between the number of wounded who are returned to duty within three days and those who are not In the past two weeks the number of Army soldiers for the fiscal year for getting Marines to re-u-p alter their initial commitment The Air Force and the Navy said they too are exceeding goals for getting airmen and sailors to Some contend a poor job mSsSatm-- '28406 th -' I ?& lic attention has focused on the deaths Less has been reported on the wounded in part because ? 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