U.S. Troops' Remains Found Near Nasiriyah

American Forces Press Service ^ | Gerry J. Gilmore | Gerry J. Gilmore

[hnorris]

From: Press Service

By Gerry J. Gilmore American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2003 -- The remains of American troops have been discovered in southern Iraq near where paramilitary forces loyal to Saddam Hussein have been accused by the Pentagon of executing U.S. service members after they'd surrendered.

U.S. Central Command spokesman Air Force Maj. Gen. Victor Renuart told reporters today in Qatar of the situation developing in the vicinity of Nasiriyah. He said a U.S. mortuary affairs team is en route to the site. He said he couldn't tell reporters whether the remains belonged to troops who'd been involved in the March 24 engagement in and around the city.

Several service members are listed as missing after that action, in which Saddam-aligned irregular forces attacked a U.S. supply convoy that had gotten lost. The Iraqis quickly paraded some U.S. captives on state-run television. The videotape also showed some dead American troops, who'd been positioned for the camera.

Some senior Pentagon leaders who'd viewed the tape, including Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, believe it's possible the dead troops were executed with shots in the head after they'd surrendered.

The mortuary team "will conduct normal levels of investigation," Renuart noted. "We will also approach it from the aspect to ensure that there were no war crimes committed that may have caused their deaths. We'll have a full forensic evaluation as well."

The Iraqis currently hold five U.S. prisoners of war taken from the March 24 action, plus two American helicopter pilots seized in another incident.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2003/n03292003_200303291.html

[hnorris]

:-(

[Linda]

:-( :-(

[Lijahsbubbe]

Is this the same site Fox news was talking about when they mentioned that bodies were dismembered?

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

Excuse my French for a second...

But, D*MN IT

I am so very sorry to see this.

[wretchard]

Move him into the sun--
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields unsown.
Always it awoke him, even in France,
Until this morning and this snow.
If anything might rouse him now
The kind old sun will know.

Think how it wakes the seeds--
Woke, once, the clays of a cold star.
Are limbs so dear-achieved, are sides
Full-nerved,--still warm,--too hard to stir?
Was it for this the clay grew tall?
--O what made fatuous sunbeams toil
To break earth's sleep at all?

 

-- Wilfred Owen

[seeker41]

Is this the same site Fox news was talking about when they mentioned that bodies were dismembered?

I think it is, I heard Bret on Fox saying this earlier from the Pentagon.

[OldFriend]

Pray for the families.

[LibKill]

Lay me doon in the caul caul groon
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun
Lay me doon in the caul caul groon
Whaur afore monie mair huv gaun

When they come a wull staun ma groon
Staun ma groon al nae be afraid

Lay me down in the cold cold ground
Where before many more have gone
Lay me down in the cold cold ground
Where before many more have gone

When they come I will stand my ground
Stand my ground I’ll not be afraid

[BlessedAmerican]

May God be their source of comfort and strength during these days of grief and mourning...

[IamHD]

:(

[ET(end tyranny)]

Is this the same site Fox news was talking about when they mentioned that bodies were dismembered?

Just when you think the 'beast' can go no lower, they prove you wrong.

The Sadamnites said it was going to get worse. What next, cannibalism? How much more evil can these barbarians get?

[IamHD]

and I wanted to add that I grieve for their families.

This is despicable. I HATE these people!

[MizSterious]

The families will be so devastated if it's true about the dismemberment. That is sheer horror, to even contemplate someone dying that way.

I hope the "peace"niks realize just what it is they're supporting. (Note, I said WHAT, not WHO--this is a monster.)

[Husker24]

Are these the four that were seen alive on that video being interrageted, including one female soldier.

[seeker41]

I don't think they know for sure yet.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

It comes down to this. Expect no quarter. GIVE NONE! Fight to the death.

[IamHD]

"I hope the "peace"niks realize just what it is they're supporting."

I couldn't agree with you more. These "peace"niks are more concerned with what our military is doing to the savages, than what the savages are doing to our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. THEY don't get it and the cowards never will.

I am so angry I could scream!

[OldFriend]

Amen

[COBOL2Java]

Searching For Remains Of Fallen Friends

March 28, 2003 - United States Marines from Task Force Tarawa search for remains of their fallen friends who disappeared during intense fighting five days ago in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The Marines continue to secure the town of one of the bloodiest battles so far of the war.

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Bowing Their Heads In Prayer

March 28, 2003 - United States Marines from Task Force Tarawa bow their heads in prayer as they stand by the remains of seven Marines lost during fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The Marines continue to secure the town of one of the bloodiest battles so far of the war.