Army promotes missing soldier(Sgt. Keith "Matt" Maupin)

The Washington Post ^ | Apr. 17, 2005 | Josh White

[Dubya]

The only Army soldier listed as missing and captured in Iraq was promoted this month to sergeant as Army officials vowed to keep searching for him.

Sgt. Keith "Matt" Maupin of Batavia, Ohio, was reported missing after his fuel-truck convoy was ambushed on April 9, 2004, in a western suburb of Baghdad. The attack killed another member of Maupin's reserve unit, the 724th Transportation Company from Bartonville, Ill., and three U.S. contractors. Another contractor was captured but later escaped.

[Dubya]

Keith "Matt" Maupin

[ishabibble]

Please know that Keith is the soldier I have selected to embody all our brave young people fighting for our country.

Keith is part of my rosary, and part of my Sunday mass offerings. I pray for his family, and hope that they can find some peace in the uncertainty of this situation.

My older son is USMC. He did 10 mos. in Iraq last year and will be going back in mid-Sept. My younger son is there now, as a contractor. That's why Keith is so important to me, I never knew or know where my sons are in that brutal place. Keith lights my way and I pray to our merciful Lord that he makes it home to OH soon.

[Eagles6]

Prayers for him always.

[Dubya]

How nice of you.

SEMPER FI to you and your son USMC forever.

[Dubya]

Thank you for praying for him.