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| Salvadoran Ambulance Driver Killed in Iraq (Oh Brave Lions of Islam) |
| 2006-07-28 |
| SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - A Salvadoran soldier was killed in Iraq on Thursday, the second soldier from this Central American nation to be killed in the conflict in eight days. The deaths come as Salvadoran President Tony Saca was preparing to ask the nation's congress to approve sending a seventh contingent of 380 troops to replace those now in Iraq. Deputy Sgt. Donald Alberto Ramirez died from head injuries after the ambulance he was driving was hit with an explosive device on the outskirts of the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya, Salvadoran Defense Minister Otto Romero said. Ya wuzn't supposed to BLOW IT UP! Now how we gonna use it to carry the boys and their bombs downtown! Last week, Deputy Sgt. Jose Miguel Perdomo died in a Baghdad hospital from injuries caused by a roadside bomb. A close U.S. ally, El Salvador is the only country in Latin America with forces still in Iraq. Serving in Iraq since 2003, the soldiers carry out mostly peacekeeping and humanitarian work including rebuilding schools. With Thursday's death, a total of four Salvadorans have been killed in the Iraqi conflict. Tough soldiers too. Godspeed. |
| Posted by:glenmore |
| #3 mmmmmm.... coffee. Most Favored Nation status, stat! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-28 15:57 |
| #2 El Salvador grows some delicious bananas and GREAT coffee, although little of the latter is actually exported. Just something to keep in mind. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-07-28 14:28 |
| #1 The Salvadorians are hanging right in there aren't they? Something to remember when foreign aid/trade concessions come around. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-28 10:10 |