Prayers For Dead Buddy

The Sun ^ | 4/22/04 | Unknown

[arjay]

Tender moment ... US Marines pray over fallen buddy

GRIEF-stricken US Marines huddle together in prayer over the body of a dead pal yesterday. For a few precious moments of mourning the tough troopers turned from the fury of battle at Fallujah to bid him farewell.

The Marines had fought hard to keep their buddy alive. They had bound his head wound after he was hit by shrapnel, then defied enemy fire to carry him to a first-aid post. But nothing could save him.

Mercy dash ... US soldier carried to safety

The casualty was among more than 40 Americans killed so far this week. At least 480 Iraqi rebels died in the same period.

The bodies of some Americans have yet to be recovered. An official said: “We dare not reach them because of the fighting.”

[Happy2BMe]

"U.S. Marines pray over a fallen comrade at a first aid point after he died from wounds suffered in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, Thursday, April 8, 2004. Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been fighting insurgents in several neighborhoods in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah in order to regain control of the city."

Pray for Total Vicorty for our U.S. Armed Force in Iraq - and that God will be given the glory for it!

[MeekOneGOP]

Prayers for our brave fighting men.

May this one rest in peace.

[archy]

1 O LORD, how many are my foes!
How many rise up against me!

2 Many are saying of me,
“God will not deliver him.”

3 But you are a shield around me, O LORD;
you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.

[TXBSAFH]

Prayers.

[blackie]

I add my prayers for our fallen heros.

[happygrl]

I believe you.

Offering up my prayers for these men and their families and their Brothers.

Dear Lord, protect them with your angels.

[arjay]

Thanks. I thought it was something I had written.

[Palladin]

Thanks for the tip. Now I know how to get around that particular problem.

[Palladin]

Your post reminded me...Band of Brothers will be shown by the History Channel next week, starting Sunday night at 9 Eastern DS time.

I would urge anyone who has never seen this series to watch it.

You will see where these wonderful young Marines of today get their strength and courage--it is from their grandfathers' generation who served and died before them.

At this Eastertime, may God bless every man and woman who ever made the sacrifice to put on a uniform and serve this nation in war and in peacetime!

[SENTINEL]

[Palladin]

Your tagline made me LOL! ;)

[BossLady]

Agreed! This very much bothers me!

May God's love and light hold these soldiers close.....

[SENTINEL]

Those that died are not gone, only reassigned to the legions of God, and will return with Christ to annihilate Islam once and for all.

[BayouCoyote]

May God lift your suffering. Prayers out, BC

[Lurker]

Clan Lurker has helped to put together several packages through the USO.

You can find out how to do it here: USO Care Packages

It's a great program, and the guys really appreciate the stuff.

L

[BOBTHENAILER]

Thanks for the bump to this great thread.

[SandRat]

And for the mother and wife left behind may I add,

[Travis McGee]

The USO is a GREAT organization!

[Palladin]

Absolutely.

"They also serve who only stand and wait." -- Shakespeare

[happygrl]

A belated Amen to your posting of the Marine's Prayer.

Continuing to pray for ALL the Coalition Soldiers.