If you get a chance and you're okay with it, sushiman, tell us about Eric.
I have sensed that we've lost proper perspective on how to honor the sacrifices of these men. Their gift should be viewed as a sacred investment in our commitment to this War, and we should honor our Warriors by being resolute, faithful to their commitment, and understanding that our obligation to them is to achieve victory.
I doubt Eric's desire was that the lessons drawn from his sacrifice would be to flatten Iraqi cities and destroy Islam. That's an insult to every American who is in Iraq fighting to protect our freedom, security and prosperity by winning freedom, security and prosperity for Iraqis.
We need to know about a guy like your cuz.
Brooklyn man killed in Iraq
Matthew L. Brown - Chronicle Staff Writer
BROOKLYN — The latest round of violence in Iraq Thursday claimed the life of a Brooklyn resident who grew up in South Windham.
Eric Miner, 44, was the first civilian from Connecticut to be killed since the Iraq war began.
Two suicide bombers Thursday killed 10 civilians, including Miner, who was working for a private U.S. contractor. It was one of the bloodiest attacks inside Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, an attack claimed by America’s top enemy in Iraq.
This morning, a woman who identified herself as Miner’s sister said Miner, a father of three, had been in Iraq since the end of July, and had been in regular contact with family stateside.
"For the most part, he felt it was his duty to go over there," she said. Still distraught over Miner’s death, his sister spoke only briefly.
Miner worked for DynCorp, a subsidiary of California-based Computer Sciences Corp.
DynCorp specializes in telecommunications, computer network integration, healthcare and defense-related support in the areas of logistics, maintenance and infrastructure management.
Miner’s sister said he worked in telecommunications in the U.S., as well.
Andrew Carey III of Windham counted Miner as one of his closest friends.
"He was a wonderful man. A loving father and husband. I had a great deal of respect for him," a tearful Carey said this morning. Carey was with Miner’s family Thursday night.