And for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we pray for the Lord to welcome them into His loving arms!
Posted on 05/13/2007 5:18:54 AM PDT by jern
Edited on 05/13/2007 9:40:51 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Prayers for the Connell family. May our Lord comfort them in their grief.
May our Lord give His Divine grace to those soldiers now hunting for the missing.
SD.
With the tight security in force over the release of who was among those killed and who was captured, no news does not mean much yet. Prayers for all involved.
News we hate to hear,,,
TANKS a Bunch,,,And My Prayers Up for your Son too,,,
News will be very slow on this,,,lotta “fog” out there...
My wife and I will be sitting on pins & needles for a while. Thanks for the prayers for Robert. Keep all of our troops in prayer also.
SD
The 10th.Mt. Mom here can’t watch the news at all,,,
She knows nothing of this and I plan to keep it that way,,,
just checked DOD,,,still nothing...
We are praying for her son. Thanks for keeping eyes out for news.
SD
General Cites ‘Massive Effort’ Under Way to Find Missing Soldiers
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2007 – The U.S. military, coalition partners and Iraqi security forces are making a “massive effort” to find three American soldiers missing in Iraq since May 12, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
“We are using every asset and resource available to the United States and our Iraqi allies in these efforts,” Army Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq, said during a videotaped release broadcast on the Pentagon Channel today.
A convoy carrying seven U.S. soldiers and an Iraqi army interpreter was ambushed by enemy forces as it traveled west of Mahmudiyah, Iraq, during a search for roadside bombs, U.S. officials reported. The attack site is located about 20 miles south of Baghdad.
Positive identification has been made of three U.S. soldiers killed in the attack, Caldwell said, and of the Iraqi interpreter. Identification of the fourth U.S. soldier killed in the ambush is pending, he said.
However, “we still have three missing American soldiers,” Caldwell said, noting their current duty status is classified as “whereabouts unknown.”
“We are doing everything we can to locate our soldiers,” Caldwell emphasized, adding that Iraqi citizens are providing tips to help find the missing troops.
Caldwell said credible intelligence information indicates that the U.S. soldiers have been abducted by al Qaeda or an affiliated terrorist group operating in Iraq.
Intelligence teams, manned and unmanned aircraft, and an array of other U.S., coalition and Iraqi assets are being employed in the search operations, Caldwell noted.
Information now being disseminated about the missing soldiers is intentionally limited, Caldwell noted, so as not to jeopardize ongoing search operations. The missing soldiers’ families are receiving all available information, he said.
Caldwell said the U.S. military’s thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the missing soldiers and to those families who have suffered the death of a loved one as a result of the attack.
Thousands of U.S. troops are combing the area where the missing soldiers were last seen, Caldwell said, noting everyone involved is “doing everything we can to find these brave and courageous soldiers.”
The U.S. Army is pledged to honor its tradition of never abandoning a comrade on the battlefield, Caldwell pointed out.
“We live by that creed,” the two-star general said.
Thanks for the ping bnelson. Any additional information will be appreciated.
SD
This search has been goin’ on a long time now,,,JMHO,,,
4,000 men and aircraft can cover a very large area,,,
My post # 190 shows the area south of the ambush turning
to flat open country...
Thanks for the ping, bnelson44.
CholeraJoe and I sent a few care packages to several soldiers in one unit of the 10th Mountain at Baghdad last Christmas. I never heard back so we did not end up adopting them, but I am pinging the Merry Band of Patriots to pray for all the soldiers of this light infantry division, and for the families of the dead and missing men.
SW6906 also sent a care package last Christmas to a soldier in one of the units of the 10th Mountain at Baghdad. Did either of you hear back?
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Time to send in General Pershing.
And for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we pray for the Lord to welcome them into His loving arms!
How do you do this? Its very easy. Its kind of like Boot Camp. Instead of punishing one person. Punish the entire platoon. Here is an example. 1946 in Germany a small town had some resistance, and ended up killing 3 or 4 of our guys. We ended up shelling the town for the next 24 hours. Guess what? We never lost a soldier there again.
The people will flush the thugs out when it gets too hot to handle. All we have to do is turn up the heat. However, our gutless politicians will never allow our generals to do this because they are more concerned with about the people of Iraq then our own troops. That is the sad painful truth.
prayers for certain.
Praying Right Now, in the Name of His Majesty in Heaven.
TANKS a Bunch KM...
Prayers sent. Thanks for the flag.
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