[condi2008]

To fallen soldiers let us sing
Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing
Our broken brothers let us bring
To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding, no more fight
No prayers pleading through the night
Just divine embrace, eternal light
In the Mansions of the Lord

Where no mothers cry and no children weep
We will stand and guard though the angels sleep
Through the ages safely keep
The Mansions of the Lord

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

 

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~* Defense Officials Identify Casualties *~

 

 

  WASHINGTON May 31,  2004

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

           * Lance Cpl. Benjamin R. Gonzalez, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif., * died May 29 due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.  He was assigned to 2^nd Battalion, 4^th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

 

  The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Soldiers supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died May 29 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when their vehicle hit a land mine.  Killed were:

             * Capt. Daniel W. Eggers, 28, of Cape Coral, Fla. *  He was assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 3^rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), from Fort Bragg, N.C.

             * Staff Sgt. Robert J. Mogensen, 26, of Leesville, La. *  He was assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 3^rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

             * Pfc. Joseph A. Jeffries, 21, of Beaverton, Ore. *  He was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 329^th Psychological Operations Company, Portland, Ore.