A very large one........
Posted on 12/22/2015 11:10:46 AM PST by windcliff
A female officer in the Air Force who was one of the first openly gay service members to marry was identified on Tuesday as among the six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
Facebook postings on Tuesday by friends and family of Air Force Major Adrianna Vorderbruggen mourned her death on Monday and sent condolences to her wife Heather and son Jacob, who live near Washington, D.C.
"We do find comfort in knowing that Heather and Jacob are no longer in the shadows and will be extended the rights and protections due any American military family as they move through this incredibly difficult period in their lives," said the posting from Military Partners and Families Coalition.
Six American troops, including Vorderbruggen, were killed Monday when a suicide bomber on a motorbike struck their patrol in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces this year.
Bagram, around 40 km (25 miles) north of Kabul, is one of the main bases for the 9,800 U.S. troops left in Afghanistan after international troops ended combat operations last year.
The victims included New York City Detective Joseph Lemm, a 15-year veteran of the NYPD who also volunteered in the U.S. Air National Guard and was on his third deployment to war zones.
"Detective Joseph Lemm epitomized the selflessness we can only strive for: putting his country and city first," New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said in a statement.
Mayor Bill de Blasio sent his condolences to Lemm's wife and two children, saying in a statement they were among so many American families this holiday season "who have an empty chair at the dinner table because one of their loved ones went off to defend our country and never came back."
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Never trust a muzzy. homo or not.
In Obama’s America, yes.
I Don't know, I have yet to figured out how they tell the bride from the groom.
RIP to ALL the victims, not just the media-heralded special group ones.
This is news?
#Gaymilitarylivesmatter
Everyone else (and their families?) Meh.
Reporters have not been told what the mission was and they have speculated to fill in holes, making a number of errors. The classified report makes it clear what happened. DoD will release more details in the days ahead.
A very large one........
Rest in peace.
Agreed. Thx.
Well, now people have to care. /s
Air force major as part of a 6 man patrol? They need to come up with better stories.
Major (Left) and her wife Heather Lamb
Prayers for she and her family, and all the families of those killed-That they be comforted through their sorrow, at this most difficult time.
I don’t give a dam if she went with men or women or was black, white, highyeller, or green.
If she fought and died for my freedom I have exactly the same respect for her I show every other vet.
I’ll take up the gay issue another day.
I think only two have been identified so far, her and the New York City detective. And he was identified yesterday.
“no longer in the shadows” Mom #2 and child were/are illegal aliens?
Wouldn't that be well below her pay grade?
It's pretty sad that so many around here don't agree with that.
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