Euphemism gone mad

[nq:1]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US military personnel killed in action in Iraq. One of the ... died when he received small arms fire in .." I'd've said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
I'd've also. Maybe words like "received" are designed to make war seem less atrocious. RSVP for your next bullet.

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[nq:1]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US military personnel killed in action in Iraq. One of the ... died when he received small arms fire in .." I'd've said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
He was the recipient, I suppose. Did that make the culprit the sender? The Postal Service has gone to war.
Nell

[nq:2]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US ... said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]I'd've also. Maybe words like "received" are designed to make war seem less atrocious.[/nq]
Especially this season of giving and receiving that just started.

[nq:1]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US military personnel killed in action in Iraq. One of the ... died when he received small arms fire in .." I'd've said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
It is awkward usage, sounds overly bureaucratic, but I wouldn't call it euphemism. Euphemism involves the subtitution of a phrase or word that the utterer considers

[nq:2]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US ... said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
[nq:1]It is awkward usage, sounds overly bureaucratic, but I wouldn't call it euphemism. Euphemism involves the subtitution of a phrase or word that the utterer considers more agreeable for one that he considers unpleasant.[/nq]
That was also my first reaction.
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[nq:1]I read some of the paragraphs about the latest US military personnel killed in action in Iraq. One of the ... died when he received small arms fire in .." I'd've said "... died {of/from} small arms fire in .." Comments?[/nq]
Either way, "died" seems to discount any euphemism.

And I'd probably say "died of a bullet wound in combat.." or simply "died in combat.." The details are n

[nq:1]While we're on the this topic, does anyone know when "firefight" replaced "gunfire"? The former sounds imprecise to me.[/nq]
"Gunfire" could be one-sided. Capone died in a hail of gunfire. That could describe the death of an unarmed man or of a man that didn't fire back. A "firefight", or a "gunfight", is when both sides fire at each other.

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That's sort of right as

[nq:2]While we're on the this topic, does anyone know when "firefight" replaced "gunfire"? The former sounds imprecise to me.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Gunfire" could be one-sided. Capone died in a hail of gunfire. That could describe the death of an unarmed man or of a man that didn't fire back. A "firefight", or a "gunfight", is when both sides fire at each other.[/nq]
"Firefight" just isn't a term I'