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Marine Reserve Unit Decimated In Iraq (prayers needed)
Washington Post ^
| May 12, 2005
Posted on 05/12/2005 11:01:46 PM PDT by flutters
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R.I.P. soldiers, you won't be forgotten. Promise.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:01:46 PM PDT
by
flutters
To: flutters
Marine Cpl. Dustin Derga, 24, of Pickerington, was one of two Marines killed and five wounded Saturday during a firefight in Ubaydi. On Wednesday, four more Marines were killed and 10 others were injured when a device exploded under their armored vehicle, according to the Post.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:08:26 PM PDT
by
flutters
(God Bless The USA)
To: flutters
Rest in peace bros. Prayers for their loved ones.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:19:22 PM PDT
by
Texas_Jarhead
(To hell with Mexico, its policies, and its leaders)
To: flutters
With Memorial Day approaching soon, now is a good time to remind those people you know why we have the day.
We can never repay those who have given their all and paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms and others freedoms around the globe.
While paying homage to those who have given their lives, don't forget to reach out and thank those who have survived also.
May these young people rest in peace and look down and see their sacrifice was not in vain. My heart goes out to their families and loved ones.
Support our troops and don't let the left make a mockery out of their sacrifices as they did 30 years ago.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:20:11 PM PDT
by
DakotaRed
To: Texas_Jarhead
Prayers for the US Marines and all other soldiers. May God bless all our soldiers past and present and future.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:21:26 PM PDT
by
CIDKauf
(No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.)
To: flutters
I'll always be amazed at such unselfishness, bravery and dedication, no one other than their own walk in such glorious boots. May they rest their souls, God grant them eternal peace. My humble thank you for your service and the freedom you give us all.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:26:32 PM PDT
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and the rest can go to hell.)
To: flutters
Marine Cpl. Dustin Derga, 24, of Pickerington, was one of two Marines killed and five wounded Saturday during a firefight in Ubaydi. On Wednesday, four more Marines were killed and 10 others were injured when a device exploded under their armored vehicle, according to the Post. I'm confused. Are all these from the same Squad? or were some from the other squads.
How many in a Marine squad?.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:30:13 PM PDT
by
konaice
To: SeaBiscuit
Makes you even madder when these punk college kids and feminazis in pink protest universities having anything to do with the military.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:30:27 PM PDT
by
OKIEDOC
(LL THE)
To: flutters
Prayers for them and theirs.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:42:46 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
To: flutters; TexKat; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; All
Dear Lord ... tears and prayers heavenward.
==========================================================
I watched the flag pass by one day,
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it,
And then he stood at ease..
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud,
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.
I thought how many men like him
Had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil
How many mothers' tears?
How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.
I heard the sound of Taps one night,
When everything was still,
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That Taps had meant "Amen,"
When a flag had draped a coffin.
Of a brother or a friend.
I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.
I thought about a graveyard
At the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, freedom isn't free.
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posted on
05/12/2005 11:47:54 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(Is your voice being heard in Washington You get the govt. you deserve.U.S. CONGRESS: 1-877-762-8762)
To: flutters
Does any one know where I can look at a list of all the soldiers in this reserve unit? My wife has a cousin from Troy OH deployed. We haven't heard from him for a while and she has speculated that he might have been wounded and didn't want to worry his father who is suffering from cancer.
He is a support guy (logistics), but we are starting to worry a bit as it's not like him to go this long with out contact.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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posted on
05/13/2005 12:09:32 AM PDT
by
rikkir
(The Dems see their demise, and his name is Delay!!)
To: flutters
R.I.P. soldiers, you won't be forgotten. Promise.
Its too bad we don't have the guts to sterilize the area with ordinance before putting our people in harms way. But then, this is a PC war, where we are more worried about prisoner hygene then cost or outcome.
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posted on
05/13/2005 12:34:33 AM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: flutters; Admin Moderator
First and foremost - thank you to these brave men, may they RIP.
This story, however, is crap.
One squad being "lost" does not decimate a Company of Marines (or the Army). Tragic, yes.
Oh, BTW - Admin Guy - can you fix the "Source" for this - should be NBC4iNews - NOT the WAPO!
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posted on
05/13/2005 12:45:16 AM PDT
by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: rikkir; WestCoastGal; Squantos; glock rocks; NormsRevenge
The pentagon has a site with info for this but it is only available after the notification of Next of Kin.
If anything has happened to him the Family would have been contacted ASAP.
Prayers up for All involved and serving.
Ping
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posted on
05/13/2005 12:55:43 AM PDT
by
ChefKeith
(Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is done but we got 26 more races to go...)
We're at war
All the papers say
We will win
I read today
We are strong
It wasn't us
We are right
Who started this
Leave your work
I just left school
Leave your home
I am no fool
Take up arms
It left me strong
Sound alarms
The school bell rings
Join up here
I wave good-bye
We need you
Oh my breast sighs
Have no fear
Now I must try
God will be
With braver men
Take the vow
I know it's right
Praise the flag
The good fight
We're at war
I'm on my way
We will win
Why do I pray
I wait here in this hole
Playing poker with my soul
I hold the rifle close to me
It lights the way to keep me free
If I die in a combat zone
Box me up and ship me home
If I die and still come home
Lay me where the rose is sown
Sons of men who stand like gods
We give life to feed the cause
And run to ground our heathen foe
Our name will never die
This time will be forever
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posted on
05/13/2005 1:11:41 AM PDT
by
KneelBeforeZod
( I'm going to open Cobra Kai dojos all over this valley!)
To: flutters
Shades of the Bardstown Boys...
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posted on
05/13/2005 3:23:44 AM PDT
by
donozark
(LARRY KUDLOW:You magnificent bastard! I read your BOOK!)
To: flutters
...was one of two Marines killed and five wounded It's always sad when US servicemen are killed in action but two dead and five wounded is a long way from "decimated". The Washington Post at work I suppose.
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posted on
05/13/2005 3:41:07 AM PDT
by
libertylover
(Being liberal means never being concerned about the truth.)
To: flutters
Fair winds and following seas.
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posted on
05/13/2005 3:56:52 AM PDT
by
strange1
("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
To: flutters
Prayers for all families, and for complete healing/recovery for those wounded.
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posted on
05/13/2005 3:57:41 AM PDT
by
Shery
(S. H. in APOland)
To: flutters
Thanks for posting this flutters.
May they all rest in peace.
We are so proud of all the military serving our country.
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