Someone here had the idea of posting about the casualties in Iraq here, if they are from your area, to put a "face" on the carnage. It is a wonderful idea and a way to honor those fallen heros. Also, during the Vietnam war, when the people became outraged about the "body bags", the coffins and the war being fought on TV in their homes, they took their outrage to the streets. Altho CBS is sorely lacking in many areas, at least, on their nightly news, they honor the newly fallen in Iraq by personalizing the young person who lately bravely died. So:
Iraqi sniper kills Lafayette soldier
By The Associated Press
LAFAYETTE -- Army Spc. Joseph C. Thibodeaux III of Lafayette was killed near Hawija in northern Iraq by enemy gunfire. Thibodeaux, a 24-year-old sharpshooter, died Wednesday.
His father, Joseph C. Thibodeaux Sr., said his son was in a convoy when a roadside bomb disabled the vehicle he was in. When he got out, a sniper shot him, the only casualty in his unit.
His mother, Rebecca Thibodeaux, said her son visited last month before leaving for Iraq. He had been stationed in Hawaii.
Thibodeaux was a specialist attached to the Army's 25th Infantry Unit, his father said. He had just re-enlisted and had been accepted to teach at the Army sharpshooter school, but those orders were put on hold for duty in Iraq.
When he went to Iraq last month, he was part of a small squad that was to set up a weapons range and teach marksmanship. His job also consisted of reconnaissance work, his father said.
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