Prayer Chain For P.O.W.s Requested for Noon (EST), 9 A.M. (PST)

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[legman]

U.S. POWs, MIAs, Casualties of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

NEW YORK — List of 20 U.S. troops killed and 14 captured or missing in war on Iraq. Sources: U.S. military and relatives. Hometowns may be those of family.

KILLED

-- Nine Marines, fighting near An Nasiriyah, encountered Iraqi troops pretending to surrender, March 23. Names not released.

-- Army Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, grenade attack at 101st Airborne Division camp in Kuwait, March 23. U.S. soldier suspected in attack, military officials say.

-- Army Reserve Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, non-combat vehicle accident in Iraq, March 22. Hometown not available.

-- Navy Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, of La Mesa, Calif., collision of two British helicopters, March 22.

-- Marine Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, of Bloomington, Ill.; Marine Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, of Houston; Marine Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Waters-Bey, 29, of Baltimore; Marine Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, of Waterville, Maine. Helicopter crash in Kuwait, March 21.

-- Marine 2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, of Harrison County, Miss., Marine Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, of Los Angeles. Ground combat in Iraq, March 21.

-- Marine Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y. Machine gun accidentally discharged, date uncertain.

-- Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, of Smithville, Mo. Vehicle accident in Iraq, date uncertain.

CAPTURED:

-- Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, from Lithia Springs, Ga.; Chief Warrant Officer 2 David S. Williams, 30, from Orlando, Fla. Pilots of Apache helicopter downed after not returning from mission March 23. Shown in Iraqi state television March 24, apparently uninjured.

-- Army Spc. Joseph Hudson, 23, of Almagordo, N.M.; Army Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Park City, Kan.; Army Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, of Fort Bliss, Texas; Edgar Hernandez, 21, supply truck driver, of Mission, Texas, rank unknown; Army Sgt. James Riley, 31, of Pennsauken; N.J. Shown on Iraqi television after pre-dawn ambush of convoy near An Nasiriyah, southwestern Iraq, March 23.

In addition, seven others were classified as missing from An Nasiriyah. Among them: Army Pvt. Brandon Sloan, 19, of Bedford Heights, Ohio, Pfc. Lori Piestewa, 22, of Tuba City, Ariz., and Pfc. Jessica Lynch, 19, supply clerk, of Palestine, W.Va., family members said. The names of four others were not available.

[paws_and_whiskers]

Prayers for all. Bttt

[Cate]

thank you for the heads up. Prayers on their way!

[JustAmy]

Walking In God’s Armor
(A Prayer For Our USA Service)

Lord, we bring before You -
though we may not know each name -
The men and women called to serve.

Lord, they seek no reward or fame.
Lord, grant them wisdom to know Your Word,
and to hide in Your Secret Place.

Keep them in the shelter of Your arms;
help them seek Your Holy face.

Though the world may come against them,
let the arrow that flies by day
Be trampled under feet shod with peace
as they walk in Your steadfast way.

When they see destruction at noonday,
Lord, give them courage to stand
Holding the shield of faith You give
to protect our beautiful land.

Terror may come in the nighttime -
thousands may fall at their side,
But, Lord we pray You’ll protect them -
that in Your grace they’ll abide.

Help them wield the sword of Your Spirit
to fight for the freedom You give
Whether on the shores of our enemies,
or in the land where we live.

We know You have heard our prayers, Dear Lord,
as our soldiers take the helmet of salvation.

Guide them in Your righteousness
as they stand proudly defending our nation.

~ Phyllis D. Jolliff ~

[legman]

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[firewalk]

bttt

[cav68]

May Gods Love and Our Prayers Help Each and Everyone in this Battle and To ALL The Parents of Each My Prayers and Thoughts are with You. .

[ClancyJ]

Prayers sent - thanks.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

PRAYERS SAID AT EXACTLY 9AM PT.

"I Got Your Back" (author unknown)

I am a small and precious child, my parent has been sent to fight... The only place I'll see their face, is in my dreams at night. They'll be gone too many days for my young mind to keep track.

I may be sad, but I am proud.
My parent's got your back.

We are caring Moms and Dads. Our child has gone to war...
Our mind is filled with worries that we've never known before. Every day we try to keep our thoughts from turning black.

We may be scared, but we are proud.
Our child has got your back.

I am a strong and loving spouse, with a spouse who had to go. There are times I'm terrified in a way most never know. I bite my lip, and force a smile as I watch my loved one pack...

My heart may break, but I am proud.
My loved one's got your back...

I am a Military Person... Serving Proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine by answering this call. I do my job while knowing the thanks it sometimes lacks.

Say a prayer that I'll come home.
It's me who's got your back.

[legman]

Thanks to all who participated at Noon and who helped spread the word.

Let's continue to speak to God from our hearts and remember those who are fighting, our civilian leaders, the P.O.W.s, and the families of all those folks, as well as the families of the fallen.

God, please be with them all.

[Robert_Paulson2]

"The angel of the Lord encamps around them that reverence the Lord, to deliver them..."
God deliver them... as it is written.

And advance our forces to SPEEDY victories that will set the captives free... Open the eyes of Iraqis to see their need for change and the inevitability of their fates, should they choose to remain blinded by their worship of Sadaam.

Please now, tie up the enemies of freedom... and set these captives free... in the name of Jesus...

[Ciexyz]

May God help these brave soldiers.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Prayer

Thanks, Mixie!

Thanks for the post, legman.

[ST.LOUIE1]

God's blessings on all of our troops!

Thanks, Ping King. : )

[swheats]

Loving Father, in humble trust we draw your attention to every act of violence and terrorism being planned against our country and our military.

Thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to expose and defeat weapons of destruction.

We take authority in Jesus' Name over every planned act of violence and command it to wither and die.

Father, forgive those who would seek to harm the POW's and bring them into a healed relationship with our Lord Jesus.

Thank You for protecting our country and those of our Coalition. Thank You for alerting many intercessors to pray a shield of protection around our countries and around those individuals assigned to protect the people of our countries.

Holy Spirit, come. Release the peace of Christ among the soldiers, bring harmony to the Coalition. We know that there is nothing lost in the Spirit. We ask that You would lead and direct those who search and rescue our soldiers and POW's. We thank You for keeping Michael Speicher and we pray that he is still alive and returned to us. Though men may forget You oh Lord never leave us nor forsake us.

Thank You, Lord.
Amen.

[Fractal Trader]

This is series!

Uprising By Shiites in Basra Underway; British Pouring Artillery into City

[Fractal Trader]

This is series!

Uprising By Shiites in Basra Underway; British Pouring Artillery into City

[MarMema]

Lord, Your mercy and love are great, beyond measure by simple human means. Pour Your peace, love and mercy out to the soldiers held prisoner, their families, and the families of those who have been lost to this world.
Hold those who have died in this war close and let them know Your great love and mercy.

[MarMema]

prayer request ping

[Teacup]

Reporting in for afternoon prayers.

I just heard on Fox News that the bodies of the first calsualities are home in USA soil. May they rest in Peace. More prayers for the families.

[patriciaruth]

Praying for Apache helicopter crew POW's, David Williams and Ronald Young, and their families and the 1st Battalion of the 227th Aviation Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas.

Praying for the 507th Maintenance POW's, Patrick Miller, Joseph Hudson, Edgar Hernandez, James Riley, and Shoshana Johnson, and their families, and the 111th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, stationed at Fort Bliss.

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
John 15: 26-27

These things I have spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
But these things I have told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto at the beginning, because I was with you.
But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Wither goest thou?
But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; that it is expedient for you that I go away: For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16: 1-7