BRING THEM HOME

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These are the US troops killed since the Iowa Caucus. This does not address those maimed, nor those further fucked up in the head. Nor does it address the Iraqis killed as a result of our continuing presence.

Rightly or wrongly, we have narrowed the choices for a replacement for gwb. It seems that nothing will stop this as long as he is in office. Unlike the 2006 election, in which the dems sent to DC could only do so much "without the votes," the next pres will be CinC at noon on Jan 20 2009. He/she can fix this starting that afternoon. I don't give a rats ass any more which one gets the nomination - they had just better damned well beat that republican motherfucker and BRING THEM HOME. it is job one, and they had better fucking do it.

That is all.



Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Maseth, 24, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Baghdad 01/02/08
Non-hostile
Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. Joshua R. Anderson, 24, of Jordan, Minn.
Kamasia 01/02/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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Sergeant Shawn F. Hill, 37, of Wellford, SC
Khowst Province 01/02/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 178th Engineer Battalion, 218th Infantry Brigade, South Carolina Army National Guard, Rock Hill, S.C.
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Cpt. Thomas J. Casey, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M.
As Sadiyah 01/03/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire during combat operations. Both Soldiers were assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Maj. Andrew J. Olmsted, 37, of Colorado Springs, Colo
As Sadiyah 01/03/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit using small arms fire during combat operations. Both Soldiers were assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Petty Officer Second Class Menelek M. Brown, 24, of Roswell, N.M.
Arabian Gulf 01/04/08
Non-hostile - drowning
Was declared dead Jan. 4 after apparently going overboard from USS Hopper in the Arabian Sea Jan. 3. Navy aircraft and ships conducted an extensive search but did not locate him. USS Hopper is homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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Pfc. Jason F. Lemke, 30, of West Allis, Wis.
Ibrahim Al Adham, Diyala Province 01/05/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Spc. James D. Gudridge, 20, of Carthage, N.Y.
Baghdad (southern part 01/06/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga

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Pfc. Timothy R. Hanson, 23, of Kenosha, Wis
Salmon Pak 01/07/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.

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Maj. Michael L. Green, 36, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Laghar Juy, Afghanistan 01/07/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Sgt. James K. Healy, 25, of Hesperia, Calif
Laghar Juy, Afghanistan 01/07/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 703rd Explosive Ordnance Detachment, Fort Knox, Ky.

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Sgt. David J. Hart, 22, of Lake View Terrace, Calif.
Salah Ad Din Province 01/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 8 of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo, 19, of San Marcos, Calif.,
Salah Ad Din Province 01/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 8 of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier, 20, of Washburn, Ill.
Salah Ad Din Province 01/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 8 of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. The incident is under investigation. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Sgt. David J. Drakulich, 22, of Reno, Nev.
Chagali, Afghanistan 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Spc. Todd E. Davis, 22, of Raymore, Mo.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

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Staff Sgt. Jonathan K. Dozier, 30, of Rutherford, Tenn.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

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Staff Sgt. Sean M. Gaul, 29, of Reno, Nev.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

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Sgt. Zachary W. McBride, 20, of Bend, Ore.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Pionk, 30, of Superior, Wis.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
The Department of Defense announced today the death of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Jan. 9 in Sinsil, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. They were assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Vilseck, Germany.

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Sgt. Christopher A. Sanders, 22, of Roswell, N.M.
Diyala Province 01/09/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
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Army Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini, 52, of Wilcox, Pa.
Khowst Province 01/11/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in San Antonio of wounds suffered on Jan. 2 in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

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Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr., 29, of Collingswood, N.J.
Al Anbar Province 01/11/08
Non-hostile
Died from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Pfc. Keith E. Lloyd, 26, of Milwaukee, Wi.
Ninawa Province 01/13/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Spc. John P. Sigsbee, 21, of Waterville, N.Y.
Balad 01/16/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Balad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. David H. Sharrett II, 27, of Oakton, Va.
Balad 01/16/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Balad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. Danny L. Kimme, 27, of Fisher, Ill.
Balad 01/16/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Balad, Iraq, when his unit was attacked by grenade and small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Spc. Jon M. Schoolcraft III, 26, of Wapakoneta, Ohio
Taji 01/19/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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Spc. Richard B. Burress, 25, of Naples, Fla.
Al Jabour 01/19/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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Lance Cpl. James M. Gluff, 20, of Tunnel Hill, Ga.
Al Anbar Province 01/19/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting, 27, of Hancock, N.Y.
Mosul 01/19/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Sgt. Michael R. Sturdivant, 20, of Conway, Ark.
Kirkuk - At-Ta'mim 01/22/08
Non-hostile - vehicle accident
Died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident during convoy operations. He was assigned to the 431st Civil Affairs Battalion, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, 24, of Iowa City, Iowa
Barikowt, Afghanistan 01/25/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Sgt. Tracy Renee Birkman, 41, of New Castle, Va.
Owaset - Baghdad 01/25/08
Non-hostile
Died from non-combat related injuries. She was assigned to the 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Pfc. Duncan Charles Crookston, 19, of Denver, Colo.
Brooke Army Medical Center 01/25/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died in Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Ryan Kahler, 29, of Granite Falls, Minn
FOB Fenty, Afghanistan 01/26/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of injuries sustained from small arms fire in Waygul, Afghanistan. Possible friendly fire. Afghan guard (ally) possibly mistook the soldier as an enemy combatant and engaged with small arms fire. Incident is under investigation

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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wilson, 28, of Boynton Beach, Fla.
Baghdad 01/26/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller, 22, of Albany, Ore.
Bethesda, Md. 01/27/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on July 9, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Maj. Alan G. Rogers, 40, of Hampton, Fla.
Baghdad 01/27/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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Pvt. Joshua A. R. Young, 21, of Riddle, Ore.
Mosul - Ninawa 01/28/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Pfc. Brandon A. Meyer, 20, of Orange, Calif.
Mosul - Ninawa 01/28/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Spc. Evan A. Marshall, 21, of Athens, Ga.
Mosul - Ninawa 01/28/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, 37, of Roscoe, Texas.
Mosul - Ninawa 01/28/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Sgt. James E. Craig, 26, of Hollywood, Calif.
Mosul - Ninawa 01/28/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered when hisr unit encountered an improvised explosive device during convoy operations Jan. 28 in Mosul, Iraq. Je was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

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Spc. Matthew F. Straughter, 27, of St. Charles, Mo.
Baghdad 01/31/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by a rocket propelled grenade. He was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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Cpt. Michael A. Norman, 36, of Killeen, Texas
Baghdad 01/31/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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1st Lt. David E. Schultz, 25, of Blue Island, Illinois
Tikrit - Salah ad Din 01/31/08
Hostile - hostile fire - indirect fire
Died of wounds suffered when the Convoy Support Center at Scania, Iraq, was attacked by indirect enemy fire. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Staff Sgt. Chad A. Barrett, 35, of Saltville, Va
Mosul 02/02/08
Non-hostile
Died as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo. The incident is under investigation.

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Chief Petty Officer Michael E. Koch, 29, of State College, Pa.
02/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq.
He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team.

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Chief Petty Officer Nathan H. Hardy, 29, of Durham, N.H.
02/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died from wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations in Iraq.
He was assigned to an East Coast-based SEAL team.

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Spc. Christopher J. West, 26, of Arlington, Texas
Balad 02/04/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered on Feb. 3 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb, 29, of Norcross, Ga
Sangin, Afghanistan 02/05/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala.
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Sgt. Rafael Alicearivera, 30, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Tallil 02/05/08
Non-hostile
Died of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 307th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Spc. Miguel A. Baez, 32, of Bonaire, Ga.
Mahmudiyah - Babil 02/05/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Sgt. John C. Osmolski, 23, of Eustis, Fla.
Mahmudiyah - Babil 02/05/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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Sgt. Timothy R. Van Orman, 24, of Port Matilda, Pa.
Mahmudiyah - Babil 02/05/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered in Al Muqdadiyah when his unit encountered an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

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Sgt. Bradley J. Skelton, 40, of Gordonville, Mo
Baghdad 02/06/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations. He was assigned to the 1138th Engineer Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri Army National Guard, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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Petty Officer 1st class Luis A. Souffront, 25, of Miami, Fla.
Iraq 02/07/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died from wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device while serving in combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to an East Coast based SEAL team.

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Sgt. Gary D. Willett, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M
Baghdad 02/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, of Orrick, Mo
Baghdad 02/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27, of Pixley, Calif.
Baghdad 02/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31, of Alameda, Calif.
Baghdad 02/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
BAGHDAD – Four Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while the Soldiers were conducting a combat patrol northwest of Baghdad Feb. 8 He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Pfc. Jack T. Sweet, 19, of Alexandria Bay, N.Y
At-Ta'mim province 02/08/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

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Sgt. Corey E. Spates, 21, of LaGrange, Ga
Diyala Province 02/10/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Staff Sgt. Javares J. Washington, 27, of Pensacola, Fla
Kuwait City 02/11/08
Non-hostile vehicle accident
Died at Camp Buehring in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Specialist Chad Groepper, 21, of Kingsley, Iowa
Diyala Province 02/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
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Spc. Luke S. Runyan, 21, of Spring Grove, Pa.
Diyala Province 02/17/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire
Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their dismounted patrol using small arms fire. They were assigned to 2nd Battalion 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Spc. Micheal B. Matlock, Jr., 21, of Glen Burnie, Md
Baghdad 02/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Cpl. Albert Bitton, 20, of Chicago.
Baghdad 02/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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[Emit]

1. Now!

Thanks for this -- sorely needed here, IMHO.

[frogcycle]

4. yeah

And one of these clowns posturing for the nomination could take a fucking break and introduce a bill REQUIRING the military to buy an embalming machine and send it to Iraq. They don't want to spend a couple of thousand bucks on it, so they pack the bodies - or what's left of them - in ice when they ship them home. But they don't always do a great job and the shipment is not always real prompt. One funeral director said the condition was the worst he had ever seen. He wouldn't let the family see. Must have sat on the tarmac in the sun in Iraq, I guess. Then the casket gets unloaded with a forklift instead of any semblance of honor guard. The Patriot Guards usually show up as volunteer escorts, and we all owe them a debt of gratitude for doing what bush's government should be doing. The ones who come home maimed struggle to get care... The other day a soldier with traumatic brain injury died in a military hospital in Kentucky - he'd been given yet another prescription for his headaches, took it, it interacted with the rest of what he was taking. He died sitting in a chair in his hospital room. They found him THREE DAYS LATER when his wife demanded someone find out why he was not returning her calls.

OK, it's not ALWAYS that bad, but damnit, this continues, and the public is generally oblivious - the body count is down, so Iraq is no longer a fucking issue.

Well, MSM, and "We the People" look again at these faces and tell me they aren't an issue.

They say the republican candidate is going to make Iraq an issue. Well I damned well hope he does. And the dem candidate had better fucking give him both barrels.

Katrina is forgotten, 4476 dead soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines are forgotten, the USDA doesn't want to inspect food, the FDA doesn't want to inspect drugs, the FAA doesn't want to inspect planes...
but I can only carry 3 oz of toothpaste on a plane, barefoot.

The squabbling has to stop. The country is on the brink. Or over the brink. We no longer have a federal government.

[Emit]

23. Frogcycle

Sadly, the first thing that came to mind after reading your comments was an article I read last year:

~snip~

Consider the case of Grayson's client Bud Conyers, a big, bearded 43-year-old who lives with his ex-wife and her nine children, four of them his, in Enid, Oklahoma. Conyers worked in Iraq as a driver for Kellogg, Brown & Root. Spun off by Halliburton as an independent concern in April, KBR is the world's fifth-largest construction company. Before the war started, the Pentagon awarded it two huge contracts: one, now terminated, to restore the Iraqi oil industry, and another, still in effect, to provide a wide array of logistical-support services to the U.S. military.

In the midday heat of June 16, 2003, Conyers was summoned to fix a broken refrigerated truck—a "reefer," in contractor parlance—at Log Base Seitz, on the edge of Baghdad's airport. He and his colleagues had barely begun to inspect the sealed trailer when they found themselves reeling from a nauseating stench. The freezer was powered by the engine, and only after they got it running again, several hours later, did they dare open the doors.

The trailer, unit number R-89, had been lying idle for two weeks, Conyers says, in temperatures that daily reached 120 degrees. "Inside, there were 15 human bodies," he recalls. "A lot of liquid stuff had just seeped out. There were body parts on the floor: eyes, fingers. The goo started seeping toward us. Boom! We shut the doors again." The corpses were Iraqis, who had been placed in the truck by a U.S. Army mortuary unit that was operating in the area. That evening, Conyers's colleague Wallace R. Wynia filed an official report: "On account of the heat the bodies were decomposing rapidly.… The inside of the trailer was awful."

~snip~

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/halliburton200711

As a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor who works with persons with disabilities, and, in the past, who has worked with disabled vets, -- and simply, as a fellow American -- I hear you loud and clear.

[frogcycle]

33. I saw that article too.

You left out the part where the trailer was later used by the contractor to haul food

or maybe that was another story - but there was one like that

[Emit]

50. That's the same article n/t

[gateley]

30. Thanks for mentioning the MSM -

They're going on MY LIST!

[cbayer]

2. Heartbreaking. nt.

[peace13]

3. All of those beautiful people gone.

Without a good explanation. So sad. Thank you for posting this. Peace, Kim

[KLee]

5. frogcycle

Thank you for posting this, it brings it all home for me, and how important it is to see this through.

I cannot stop crying here, all those soldiers who have lost their lives in a war that never EVER should have happened. Some of them had photos with their families, and it made it even more real. Very gut wrenching, what their families must be going through.

I know we may have issues with either Democrat, but they pale in comparison to what GW and his cronies have done to this country. Our soldiers do not have a choice, even if they feel a war is wrong in their hearts, they do it no questions asked because their Commander in Chief orders them to do so. How dare GW...I am so angry at him, sometimes I don't know what to do with that anger. My heart and my prayers go out to all the families of these soldiers who lost their lives over a stupid war.

Please DU, lets bring them home! You have the best chance for that with either Democrat.

Gawd I can't stop crying now

[gateley]

6. I'm going to cut and paste and

send a copy to each and every senator, congressman, Condi Rice, and the offices of Cheney and Bush.

They need to look at these beautiful faces.

If I knew how to contact Rumsfeld, he'd be on my list, too.

Thank you. And my prayers tonight will be for these brave people and their families.

:cry:

[frogcycle]

8. send them the link to my website

http://www.Zeitlangers.com

or better yet, select the directory for their state, send them that page.

[gateley]

15. Wow - I hadn't seen that.

I'll definitely include the link!

What I want to do is have our "fallen angels" (as Joe refers to them) RIGHT THERE when they open their e-mail.

I'll send you a copy before I begin my surge to get your input.

:hug:

[frogcycle]

16. I can generate almost anything you want

don't spend a lot of time cutting/pasting - I can make each state page into a pdf if you want

[gateley]

19. My plan is that I don't want them to have to CLICK on anything.

Like your post - open it up and IT'S IN YOUR FACE.

What do you think -- any suggestions? (I've already begun - and it'll take awhile, but it's definitely doable...)

[frogcycle]

22. i can generate an email like the post above

it needs to be regular html; not the stripped-down version used on blogs

just take me a few minutes

you want the same set - jan-feb of this year?

or you want each state?

[frogcycle]

18. I made a pdf of the Arizona page

http://www.zeitlangers.com/images/Arizona.pdf

The larger-size pics are not on the display pages on the website - you have to click to see them - I could generate something more like the one I paste here, using all available pics... by state, by month, or all 4456 in one gynormous email...

[frogcycle]

48. the pdf isn't great

since the links don't work; also a couple of piclinks (including Pat Tilman's!) were broken. But it does illustrate what I can do quite readily. I can make a version without the links, paginate better, selecting by state or by month, in just a few seconds. I could select by city. I can make it more like the OP, with the additional, larger pics displayed. If you want a poster with all the fatalities from your town, I can make you a jpg you can get printed at Kinkos or somewhere.

Anyone who, like Gateley, wants material for any individual grass roots "awareness" effort, feel free to PM me with requests.

[Window]

40. Please also send a copy to both Senators campaigns.

[Maddy McCall]

7. K/R.

Thank you for putting in the hours it must have taken you to put this together.

[frogcycle]

14. go look at www.Zeitlangers.com

I have a database with all 4456. Go back 3, 4, 5 years, read the newspaper articles written THEN and compare to now - there is no difference. this has become business as usual.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. When will we DEMAND that there will be no more killing for profit?

This destroys me, seeing the loss... :cry:

[NJSecularist]

10. Very depressing

Especially putting pictures next to the names.

Shame on you, President Bush.

[frogcycle]

11. The last eight got truncated

I've been trying to edit them in, but evidently there isa a maximum post length or something. Here they are:



Sgt. Conrad Alvarez, 22, of Big Spring, Texas.
Baghdad 02/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
They died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in Baghdad on Feb. 19. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey, 30, of Eureka, Kan.
Ninewah Province 02/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - RPG attack
Died of wounds suffered when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his vehicle. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/fallen/dates/2008/feb/20/bryant--w-mackey/">Local News Link


Capt. Nathan R. Raudenbush, 25, of , Pennsylvania
Busayefi 02/20/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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Lance Cpl. Drew W. Weaver, 20, of St. Charles, Mo.
Al Anbar Province 02/21/08
Hostile - hostile fire
Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

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Spc. Keisha M. Morgan, 25, of Washington, D.C.
Baghdad 02/22/08
Non-hostile - illness
Died of a non-combat related cause. She was assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Private 1st Class Micheal E. Phillips, 19, of Ardmore, Okla
Baghdad 02/24/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack


http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17272&Itemid=21">Local News Link
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Spc. Orlando A. Perez, 23, of Houston
Baghdad 02/24/08
Hostile - hostile fire - small arms fire


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Spc. Kevin S. Mowl, 22, of Pittsford, N.Y.
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda 02/25/08
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Died at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad, Iraq on Aug. 2, 2007, when the vehicle he was in encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Wash.
http://cmsimg.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde
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[myrna minx]

26. K&R. n/t

[Riley133]

28. You do understand we're staying in Afghanistan, right?

I mean, if Obama gets the nomination. I noticed one was killed there - that's why I'm asking. You can read more here:

http://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/the_war_we_need_to_win.php

[KLee]

31. I realize that but....

Afghanistan is where the real Alqaida is, the ones who attacked us....we took our eye off the ball.

[Riley133]

37. Thanks for clarifying. nt

[frogcycle]

32. You have a point?

Actually, there have been eight killed in Afghanistan this year. We're staying in Iraq too. No matter who gets elected, there will be some sort of presence in both countries, and there will be casualties. And if we ever engage the real Al Queda, there will be casualties. But there needn't be the pointless meat grinder that is the Iraq occupation.

[Riley133]

35. My point is that in talking with Obama supporters IRL.....

Afghanistan and Iraq are considered to be one and the same, and there seems to be the presumption that ending the war will mean all troops will come home - and that's not the case.

I truly didn't mean to offend, but that conversation was fresh in my mind.

Carry on, and thanks for clarifying that for me.

[frogcycle]

46. yes, all too many partisans

seem to think that by supporting "their" candidate who leans more in a given direction on one or more points than do the others, that their election will make everything ok. I recall a woman saying in 2004 she was voting for bush despite all the things she disliked, because he was a repuiblican and "republicans are for big business' and she worked for a big company so she was voting "to keep my job."

It just ain't that simple. Of course the killing won't stop early in the afternoon of Jan 20, and bringing them home will be complicated. It still should remain as the #1 issue in this circus we call an election process. Joe Biden had it right. Iraq is the big rock in the road blocking progress on anything else. The fact that the daily casualty rate is down does not change that. We are still hemorrhaging money going to Blackwater, Halliburton, et. al.; they are still making obscene profits; we are still building a huge "embassy" and planning permanent bases.

The drop in fatalities has enabled these bastards to divert the attention of the public - "oh, look at the shiny object" - to quibbling over how mandates on health insurance will be enforced as if either program was going to be dictated intact without congressional hearings and compromise after compromise. They spent 16 minutes of probably the final debate quibbling over that like it made a nickels worth of difference. I haven't checked, but there is a good chance one of these people died that day, maybe DURING that petty bullshit.

While the deaths are gut-wrenching, the maimings are horrific, the real, fundamental issue is that, as I said in the OP, we no longer have a constitutional federal government. This shit goes on because we have a dictatorship. Pure and simple. Bush does what bush wants and nobody gets in his way. And none of the remaining candidates have the guts to really come out and say that. They talk either about rubber-stamping his shit (the republican) or freaking "reaching out" to "bring us together" and reach compromise. The carnage in Iraq is representative of the final death throes of our form of government. And as the administration, with its complicit media refocuses the public on other issues, it is just like a magician on stage diverting the audiences attention.

We desperately need "adult supervision" and those who could provide it have been marginalized and rejected by people more interested in shiny objects.

All We the People can do at this point is keep demanding that the REAL issues stay in the forefront. These deaths are tragic, and I would not be maintaining Zeitlangers if I were not touched by each and every one. But even so, the bigger issue is the death of our form of government. Joe knows that removing that "rock in the road" is not a simplistic quick fix so everything will be alright; it is the opening shot in a counterinsurgency to take back America.

[gateley]

36. Thanks - I'll add these to my e-mail to Congress, et al. nt

[nonconformist]

12. K & R. Heartbreaking post. END THE WAR! nt

[Redstone]

13. Five years. In a few weeks, it'll be FIVE FUCKING YEARS, people. For nothing.

Redstone

[bigtree]

17. .

[babylonsister]

20. Wow. Thank you, and rec'd. We should never forget. nt

[Hissyspit]

21. k&r n/t

[Heidi]

24. Kick.

Recommended.

:kick:

[KLee]

25. kick

[DaveJ]

27. All killed by a political narcissist

They did not deserve to die and had so much more to give the world.

But the were never given a chance.

All because of a delusional politician.

While GWB recovers from a lifelong drug party, entering step X of his 12 step program, he sends thousands to die. He has drug addict Rush and nicotine addict Coulter supporting their deaths every chance they get.

How could we let these assholes into any position of power, wealth, or authority. Are we sadomasochists? This has got to end.

[Leopolds Ghost]

29. Almost 100 lives lost in a month and a half.

The surge is working?

[gateley]

34. Kick. nt

[gateley]

38. Kick (It's 5am and I'm heading to bed - somebody PLEASE keep this kicked!) nt

[Window]

39. K/R. *crying* I have two dear nephews in Iraq. Please, please, please,

bring our troops home NOW!

[OneBlueSky]

41. let's not forget the Iraqis, whose losses are no doubt multiples of ours . . . n/t

.

[frogcycle]

45. pointed that out in my intro

didn't mention their much greater numbers - you are correct in that

[Arkansas Granny]

42. I'm typing through tears. All those lives cut short and for what!

[pleah]

43. K&R Stop the insanity! Bring them home NOW!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

44. K&R May their families somehow, someway find peace n/t

[Lisa0825]

47. K&R

:cry:

[Name removed]

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[grantcart]

51. thank you - it really is mind numbing

I am struck also how 90% of them are from small towns I never heard of.

[zytime]

61. And I'm struck by the fact...

that one is from the town I grew up in and another is from the town my wife grew up in. It's tough to see the names, it's tougher to see the faces, but seeing the faces of the children, girl/boyfriends, wives/husbands, families/friends they left behind is the real kicker. This needs to be kept front of collective mind. K&R

[Bluerthanblue]

52. What a heartbreaking, sobering REALITY check.

thank you for this

Tears won't change anything.

It will take action to stop this.


may we all work for peace~


recommended with gratitude and sorrow.

[NJSecularist]

53. Kick

:(

[midnight]

54. It is long over due.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

55. A kick for these soldiers - lest they be forgotten,,,, n/t

[bigbrother05]

56. Said a little Prayer for the family members

it's pointless Never Forget

[frogcycle]

57. The families go through all sorts of hell

parents losing children is awful. Young wives with young children losing a husband - or in a few cases husbands losing a wife - is even tougher. These people's lives are shattered; they have to deal with it for the rest of their lives. A lot of people struggle to stay "patriotic" because they can't deal with the idea that the person died "in vain." I read their quotes in the paper and somehow I hurt even more for them than for the ones who lash out at bush and the pointlessness. Because deep down, I think they know, and they are conflicted. They need to get angry, but don't let themselves because they don't want the reality.

4456 is a big number - a lot of people killed - with some subset "justifiable" in the initial action in Afghanistan, and even some of the ongoing activities, both there and in Iraq. Most, though, are just cannon fodder for bush's ego. Anyway, while 4456 seems a big number, in fact it is tiny compared to the US population. Look at the count by state on my Zeitlangers site. States like Utah or Wyoming or N Dakota. With 13 total from Wyoming, how many people in that entire (admittedly small population) state know a family who lost someone? Do you think there is any sort of support group for them? Those 13 families are dealing with as big a "hole in their lives" as anyone else. But do they get the impression that the rest of the world cares? They hear that Iraq is no longer a major issue in the presidential campaign. But NOTHING HAS CHANGED since their family member was killed. So if it is no longer an issue, that means the US - We the People - are saying to them "tough shit, pal, but life goes on - get over it."

And there are more families - many more - dealing with someone on a feeding tube in a burn unit, or multiple amputee, or maybe reasonably recovered but horribly disfigured from burns, and they get no press. Local press, yes. Some of these guys - the ones alive - are local heros, with the whole town rooting for them, following their progress.

But for We the People as a whole? Move on, nothing to see here, look at the shiny object.

I get several visitors a day to Zeitlangers who come by way of a google or yahoo or whatever search on a name. Some are from several years back. My site turns up at the top of their search list because of the way I include names in the html, and trick the search engines into crawling it frequently. They come, they go to their person's page, and I assume in many cases they then follow the links I have provided. So I sort of provide an enhanced search capability. Finding that there are several sites out there paying tribute may help just a little. I hope so. That's why I do it.

[bigbrother05]

58. Thank you for your heartfelt dedication

and your our right about our society, if they don't have someone involved it does not affect them.
I would like to share a story with you
My son is over in Germany and works for MWR as a civilian.
He is in charge of Reintegration of the soldiers returning from Irag, it's a week long process.
Usually about 60 to 70 on days of returning, he is very dedicated, he is not much older than the soldiers.
There is alot of paperwork and guidance for the soldiers at this point, really a very emotional position.
One soldier comes in and has one eye and half od his face is mangled, burned. My son is talking to him getting all the info, and at the end.
The soldier looks at him and thanks him. my son says for what.
For looking at me, in my eye, and not turning away. Treating me like a person
They both started bawling.

[classof56]

67. Thank you for sharing this, and please thank your son for what he's doing.

His caring concern is incredible--what an awesome son you raised!

Words simply fail me about this stupid pointless "war" and all the damage being done to our courageous troops and the Iraqis whose lives have been sacrificed and homeland destroyed beyond repair.

Damn Bush and his minions. I wish I could say damn them to the fires of eternal hell but I no longer believe in it, and even if I did, it would not come close to the punishment those evil monsters deserve.

Blessings to you, your son, and all those whose lives he touches following the hell they've been through.

Tired Old Cynic

[bigbrother05]

74. Blessings to you, and pray this all ends soon

I don't know how you do this, but the dedication is much appreciated.
Stay safe and sane.

[Olney Blue]

59. I can only cry.

:cry:

Please someone, anyone stop this fucking war.

[tabasco]

60. The price of political cowardice.

Thanks Bush. Thanks republican voters. Thanks to the cowards in the Democratic party who voted to give madman Bush a loaded gun.

RIP, Troops.

[greguganus]

62. Fuck you Hillary! You have blood on your hands! n/t

[Raster]

63. Sadly kicked and recommended.

Bring them home!

[snappyturtle]

64. K&R Thank you for getting this tribute all together. It really hits home.

May the brave soldiers' souls be at eternal peace.

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What ever happened to the meme: We gotta go in March('03) to avoid the hot weather....six months at the most....paid for with Iraqi oil revenue, blah,blah,blah?



Bring them Home!


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[KLee]

65. K & R

[AnotherMother4Peace]

66. When I look at these faces, I think of Bush's sociopathic "just a comma" statement

He dismissed this war and these lives, saying history will record this war as "just a comma" in history.

[Laurab]

68. Heartbreaking. Some just children themselves.

And why so many "Non-combat related" that are "under investigation? My heart breaks for the soldiers, their families, the innocent Iraqis. My nephew returned physically unscathed - mentally, not so much. He was lucky, of course, but it was all so unnecessary.

[frogcycle]

69. They report "under investigation"

and then you never hear any more. Every now and then if I go back and search on someone months or years later, I find an article describing the final report. Some are self-inflicted wounds. They NEVER report that early on. Some are friendly fire. There are also murders. Those get reported as "under investigation" as well. The details dribble out, but there are no press releases.

I did a search on "under investigation" and only found 43 - but I have only been recording the descriptions for the past couple of years.

I have found a couple of cases where families contest the finding of suicide; they feel it was foul play but the military disagrees.

Glad to hear your nephew came back in one piece. Get him help for the mental part. PTSD is real, it is debilitating, and it is dangerous. And most importantly, it is not something to be embarrassed by. Too many think they have to be "tough." They need to understand it, understand what is happening, that their brain is playing tricks on them, and they can conquer it when they really understand it. It is no different from an astronaut needing to regain the ability to walk, or somebody having to get over jet lag. The body reacts to stuff, and it needs to be managed. Mental responses are just as real. The trauma that causes it is not necessarily being attacked or even being in danger. It can be witnessing stuff, seeing a buddy blown up, or a child run over. It can be guilt over not having done more. It can even be the trauma of thinking you are about to go home and then getting extended 3 months. That has pushed more than one out of the "control" zone. You spend 12 months gritting your teeth, doing your job, counting the days, and then they spring an extension on you.

And those who have had 3 and 4 tours... I can't imagine. They have to have developed incredible defenses against such a hellish life, which probably translate to their not being good company in the real world. They need help, we need them to get help, or we will all suffer their eventual breakdowns with them. This is an essential part of "doing a war" that these bastards just don't give a crap about.

[Kurovski]

70. K&R. (nt)

[KLee]

71. K&R

[KLee]

72. K&R

[AnotherMother4Peace]

73. Sunday morning prayers for these men and women, and their families. n/t