14 Marines Killed

Today in western Iraq, 14 Marines were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their humvee:

Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Fourteen U.S. Marines and their civilian interpreter were killed in a bombing by insurgents today northwest of Baghdad, an area of intense resistance to the American presence in Iraq. Pentagon officials later said bombs being used by insurgents have become more powerful and deadly.

The Marines died and another was wounded when their lightly armored vehicle hit a large roadside bomb during combat operations 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) south of Haditha, the military said in a statement from Fallujah, Iraq. Twenty-one Marines have been killed in the region in the past three days.

My prayers go out to their families and as one of their father's said (I paraphrase): He was a poster boy for the Marines.

Rest in peace my brothers and thanks for doing your duty as only the US military can.