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Helicopter Crash Kills 31 U.S. Marines in Iraq

Published January 25, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST

A U.S. military transport helicopter crashes in the desert of western Iraq Wednesday, killing 31 U.S. Marines. The helicopter was about 220 miles west of Baghdad, carrying personnel from the First Marine Division. A U.S. military spokesman says there were no survivors and that the cause is still being investigated.

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