Marines account for 28 percent of U.S. military casualties
The Iraq War and the Marines by the numbers
Total active duty U.S. troops: 1.3 million
Percentage that are Marines: 13
Total U.S. troops in Iraq: 138,000
Percentage that are Marines: 18
U.S. military deaths in Iraq, as of January 31: 3,076
Percentage that were Marines: 28
Iraqi civilian deaths, as of January 31: 55,000 to 61,000
Sources: U.S. Department of Defense; www.iraqbodycount.org
After almost three months, Charlottesville police have dropped charges against Patrick McNamara for the January 12 assault of a woman on the Rivanna Trail. The case against McNamara has been dismissed, but the arrest continues to affect his life. On January 18, McNamara was taking a break outside while working from his apartment when he […]
Charlottesville representatives returned to Richmond for the April meeting of the state legislature. The April 17 session was originally intended to address vetoes, amendments, and the state budget, but a jam-packed agenda pushed budget considerations to May. Though he didn’t outright veto the budget, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin put forward 233 amendments to the bill, […]
On Tuesday, April 30, representatives from the University of Virginia Alumni Association will publicly present a site plan for “a new Alumni Hall” at the corner of Emmet Street and Lewis Mountain Road. The Alumni Association is a separate entity from the university, and pays property taxes to the City of Charlottesville. Unlike UVA, it […]
