Posted on 08/02/2009 11:47:44 AM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is a video report on the news that the U.S. Military has identified the remains of U.S. Navy Captain Scott Speicher, who was shot down over Iraq at the opening of the first Gulf War in 1991. His remains had never been found, and some had speculated he could be alive somewhere in Iraq, or that he had been held by the Saddam Hussein regime.
Apparently an Iraqi in Anbar Province came forward and told U.S. officials that they knew where an American pilot was buried. The skeletal remains were found, brought back to the U.S., and testing has confirmed the remains are that of Captain Speicher.
Below is a video done by the Military Channel on the case of Scott Speicher. It is very moving . . . . . (Watch Video)
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The video talks as if he was killed by the impact. It said we now know he was not held captive. I guess that does not answer whether he died on impact or was he killed by locals right after hitting the ground.
Rest in peace Young man and thank you for your service to our country. Your children will now have a place to go and visit with their dad whom they lost at such a young age.
To the children ... your dad was a hero and served this country well. We are very proud of him and if we could erase this sorry from the beginning and bring him back to you so that you could all be together and live your lives...we would. We feel so badly for you all but...I have to say I am grateful to God that he will come back home and be placed in the greatest soil in the whole wide world...The United States of America.
God bless our military.
Well said, cubreporter. Amen.
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Thank you. :(
Very well stated my FRiend.
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CLARITY =
MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-
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Thank you so much. I know I was speaking for so many. .
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