Local Army man, Captain Chris Seifert, victim of grenade attack [Easton, PA]

Express-Times ^ | Jimmy Miller

[truthkeeper]

Tears in my eyes. BTTT

[Physicist]

Mrs. P. is from the Easton area. This does hit close to home.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Ping*

News of Seifert's death spread quickly Sunday night throughout the Wilson Area School District -- where he ran cross country in high school and played saxophone in the jazz band -- and Bethlehem, where he majored in history at Moravian College.

"All I remember about Chris Seifert is he was just a fantastic kid," said Bill Curnow, who directed the Wilson Area High School Band while Seifert was a member.

"He was an outstanding student, a really, really great kid. He was band president and well-liked by all his peers."

[Lauratealeaf]

Thanks for posting this. Captain Seifert was his parent's only child. He and his wife have a four month old baby. This really hits me because he is the same age as my son who is also a Captain in the Engineers. So tragic and so maddening.

[MEG33]

I pray for those in grief. To lose such a fine man in this way is so cruel.May we prosecute the perp to the fullest extent.

[PGalt]

Thanks for your post. BTTT.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

This really hits me because he is the same age as my son who is also a Captain in the Engineers. So tragic and so maddening.

God bless your son.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

May we prosecute the perp to the fullest extent.

Have you seen a full-faced picture of this perp yet?

[NewYorker]

Tears and prayers for this fine American and his family.

[dennisw]

This wonderful guy dies while it looks like his killer will be breathing for years. Justice can be quick in the military yet we refuse to hang the traitor/murderer as soon as possible. Why do we let criminals linger for years?

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Mrs. P. is from the Easton area. This does hit close to home.

Yes, it does hit close to home. It was so shocking to hear this news that I had to tune out from the war last night. Such a fine young man.

[dennisw]

ON WATCH: A soldier standing guard points his rifle at Akbar as he kneels in handcuffs

 

http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2003/03/23/37583.php?sp1=rgj&sp2=News&sp3=Local+News

"He wouldn't try to take nobody's life,"Asan Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal, told The Tennessean of Nashville from her home in Baton Rouge, La."He's not like that. He said the only thing he was going out there to do was blow up the bridges."

The Los Angeles Times reported in Monday's newspaper that soldiers after the attack overheard Akbar say:"You guys are coming into our countries and you're going to rape our women and kill our children."

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I read that Akbar's birth name was Mark FIDEL Kools.

[MEG33]

Sounds like a Louie convert.

[Monty22]

Where's the execution?

I bet we'll see mandatory islam-acceptance classes along with official ass-in-the-air allah worship now instead.

[dennisw]

Quran (Koran) Bilal is his mother's kooky name.

[SpinyNorman]

One good thing: if the alleged perp, Sgt. Asan Akbar, is found guilty, the military doesn't have any qualms about using the firing squad. I am sure that there will be no shortage of volunteers. Probably have to have a raffle.

[SpinyNorman]

One good thing: if the alleged perp, Sgt. Asan Akbar, is found guilty, the military doesn't have any qualms about using the firing squad. I am sure that there will be no shortage of volunteers. Probably have to have a raffle.

[boxerblues]

my prayers go out to this family, this didn't need to happen