U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Hours After Bush Visit
U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Hours After Bush Visit
Fri November 28, 2003 09:12 AM ET
By Andrew Marshall
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A mortar attack on a U.S. base in Iraq killed an American soldier on Friday, hours after President Bush made a secret visit to Baghdad to spend Thanksgiving with U.S. troops fighting to end a guerrilla war.
A military spokeswoman said the soldier was killed when a mortar bomb hit the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division in the northern city of Mosul. Since Bush declared major combat over on May 1, 185 U.S. soldiers have been killed in action.
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