1月26日，一架载有30名美国水兵和一名海军看护兵的直升机在伊拉克与约旦边境附近坠毁，使驻伊美军当天的死亡人数上升到37人，许多美国媒体称这一天为“最致命的一天”。外电报道如下：Thirty Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in a helicopter crash near Iraq's border with Jordan, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed Wednesday to 37 -- the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the start of the war in Iraq.

Four U.S. Marines were killed during combat in Iraq's Anbar province, and two U.S. soldiers were killed in attacks in the Baghdad area, according to the U.S. military. (Camp Pendleton mourns)

The cause of the chopper crash is still under investigation, although it appears to be weather-related, according to Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S. Central Command.

Corpsman意为“医务兵，陆军医护兵，海军看护兵”，指在军队中注册的受过紧急援助和基本医疗救助训练的士兵，尤指在战备情况下。此外，corpsman还有“和平部队队员”的含义，例如Peace Corpsmen就表示“和平部队”。

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