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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E crashed near Ar Rutbah in western Iraq during a sandstorm on Jan. 26, killing 31 members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Army Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S. Central Command, said the flight was a routine mission in support of the upcoming election.
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