Tim you might find this link intresting.
List of Contractor deaths in Iraq, 2003-2006. http://icasualties.org/oif/Civ.aspx
Below is the name of a man on that list ,who was my former Marine sqad leader and friend.
(07-May-2005 Venette, Todd, American, Car Bomb, Baghdad, Security Contractor CTU Consulting). While in the USMC I served with Todd in Iraq during OIF/2003 and he knew the risk when he signed up to be a contractor.
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