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A Salute To The Fallen Heroes - They Gave Their All - God Bless Them
11 April, 2003

Posted on 04/11/2003 8:20:44 PM PDT by Happy2BMe

Miyuki Cawley, the wife of U.S. Marine Staff Sgt James Cawley, holds the flag from her husband's casket in her lap during graveside services at the Roy City Cemetery Thursday, April 10, 2003 in Roy, Utah. Cawley died March 29, 2003 while serving in Iraq and also was a member of the Salt Lake City police force.

Bishop Jaime Soto is shown Friday, April 11, 2003, at St. Joaquim Catholic Church in Costa Mesa, Calif., at the funeral of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, shown in foreground. Garibay was killed March 23, 2003, after encountering Iraqi troops near An Nasiriyah, Iraq

A U.S. Marine color guard escorts the casket of U.S. Marine Cpl. Jose A. Garibay following funeral services at St. Joaquim Catholic Church, Friday, April 11, 2003, in Costa Mesa, Calif. Garibay was killed Sunday March 23, 2003, near An Nasiriyah, Iraq. He was buried at Riverside National Cemetery.


Col. Robert H. Woods Jr., acting Fort Bliss commander, salutes during a memorial ceremony honoring nine U.S. Army soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company, Friday, April 11, 2003, at Fort Bliss, Texas. The soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed March 23, 2003, near Nasiriyah, Iraq

Christopher Karron , 9, places a poster on a display following the memorial ceremony honoring nine U.S. Army soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company, Friday, April 11, 2003, at Fort Bliss, Texas. The soldiers were killed when their convoy was ambushed March 23, 2003, near Nasiriyan, Iraq

Fernando Suarez del Solar, center, leads a group of pallbearers carrying the casket of his son Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jesus Suarez del Solar into his funeral at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Escondido, Calif. Friday, April 11, 2003. Del Solar was killed in Iraq on March 27th.

Amaryllis Hernandez, second from right, the mother of U.S. Marine Cpl. Robert Marcus Rodriguez, is aided with smelling salts at the funeral of her son at the Blessed Sacrament Memorial Church in Brooklyn Friday April 11, 2003. Cpl. Rodriguez was remembered Friday as a 'son of New York' who died in Iraq

Amaryllis Hernandez, upper left, the mother of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Marcus Rodriguez, looks skyward while being comforted by husband Clemente Hernandez, behind her, as her son's casket is carried by a Marine color guard from Blessed Sacrament Church, in Brooklyn, Friday April 11, 2003. Rodriguez was remembered Friday as a 'son of New York' who died in Iraq

Sgt. Javier Vila, from Miami, Fla. cries as he and fellow soldiers pay their respects at a memorial service for Cpl. Henry Brown in Baghdad on Friday, April 11, 2003. Brown was killed on April 7. Brown, 22, was from Natchez, Miss. and is survived by his wife Jordona

Soldiers pay their respects at a memorial service for Cpl. Henry Brown in Baghdad on Friday, April 11, 2003. Brown, who was the driver of the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, was killed on April 7 when an Iraqi rocket hit the headquarters near Baghdad. Brown, 22, was from Natchez, Miss. and is survived by his wife Jordona.

A British army hand out photograph shows the coffin of British Royal Marine Captiain Philip Guy arriving to be laid to rest at Waltonwrays Cemetery, Skipton, North Yorkshire, April 11, 2003. Captain Guy was killed in a helicopter crash in Kuwait at the start of the conflict with Iraq. Leading mourners at the funeral, which took place with full military honours on Friday, was Guy's 29-year-old wife Helen who gave birth to the couple's daughter Emily shortly after his death.

The funeral prosession of Royal Marine Captain Philip Guy leaves the Holy Trinity Church in Skipton, North Yorkshire in Britain, April 11, 2003. Captain Guy was killed in a helicopter crash in Kuwait at the start of the conflict with Iraq

The coffin of Royal Marine Captain Philip Guy, who died in a helicopter crash in Kuwait at the beginning of the conflict in Iraq, is carried outside Holy Trinity Church, in Skipton, England Friday April 11, 2003. Captain Guy's funeral was being carried out with full military honours.

Cecil Cawley, the 8-year-old son of U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James Cawley, waves at his fathers casket as it is loaded into a hearse Thursday, April 10, 2003, in Bountiful, Utah. Cecil's mother, Miyuki Cawley, left, looks on. Cawley, 41, a Marine reservist from Layton, died March 29 in Iraq when struck by a coalition Humvee as he sought refuge from enemy fire. He also was a Salt Lake City Police detective and served on the department's gang unit and SWAT team.

A Marine color guard carries the casket Lance Cpl. Thomas Slocum into Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church for funeral services, Thursday, April 10, 2003, in Denver. Slocum was among 10 Marines who died March 23 in fierce fighting near An Nasiriyah, Iraq

Keiko Cawley, at left, wearing light blue dress, the 6-year-old daughter of Staff Sgt. James Cawley, follows her father's casket as it is wheeled toward a hearse, Thursday, April 10, 2003, in Bountiful, Utah. Cawley, Utah's first casualty in the war in Iraq, was buried Thursday with full military and police honors. Cawley, 41, a Marine reservist from Layton, Utah, died March 29 in Iraq when struck by a coalition Humvee as he sought refuge from enemy fire. (

Miyuki Cawley, left, wife of U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. James Cawley, reacts as the American flag from her husband's casket is handed to her during graveside services at the Roy City Cemetery Thursday, April 10, 2003, in Roy, Utah. Next to Cawley are her mother, Aiko Miyagi, center, and her father, Takimitsu Miyagi, right. James Cawley died March 29 in Iraq when struck by a coalition Humvee as he sought refuge from enemy fire.

A U.S. Marine Honor Guard carries the casket of Marine Cpl. Evan James to his grave site in LaHarpe, Ill., Thursday, April 10, 2003. James, 20, of LaHarpe, drowned while attempting to cross a canal in southeast Iraq on March 24.

A Marine Honor Guard carries the casket of U.S. Marine Cpl. Evan James into funeral services Thursday, April 10, 2003, in La Harpe, Ill. James drowned while crossing the Saddam Canal on March 24 in southeast Iraq

Jorge and Yolana Rincon watch with their children Jorge Jr., and Stephanine as an American flag is folded during a funeral service for their son Army pfc. Diego Rincon Thursday, April 10, 2003 in Conyers, Ga. Rincon was killed March 29 in Iraq. In Spanish and English, friends and family of Diego Rincon remembered the Colombian-born U.S. soldier Thursday as a young man who touched hundreds of lives in just 19 years of life.

Dog tags, boots, rifles and photos of the fallen soldiers are on display as part of the fallen comrade memorial display at the memorial service for three servicemen from Fort Sill who were killed in the war in Iraq, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Thursday, April 10. Pictured in the photographs from left to right are Sgt. 1st Class Randall Rehn, Sgt. Todd Robbins and Spc. Samuel Oaks, Jr. who were killed in Iraq on April 3, 2003.

Nannette Slocum, stepmother of Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Slocum of Thornton, Colo., kisses the casket bearing the body of the soldier killed in Iraq after a memorial service in Fort Logan National Cemetery in Sheridan, Ccolo., on Thursday, April 10, 2003. Slocum wass the first soldier from Colorado killed in the conflict with Iraq

Nannette Slocum, left, stepmother of Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Slocum of Thornton, Colo., writes a message on the lid of the casket bearing the first Colorado soldier to die in Iraq, as the Marine's 12-year-old stepsister Amanda fights back tears after a memorial service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Sheridan, Colo., on Thursday, April 10, 2003.

Army Pfc. Diego Rincon's uniform and photograph stand next to his flag-draped casket during a funeral service Thursday, April 10, 2003 in Conyers, Ga. Rincon was killed March 29 in Iraq


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"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation." - George Washington

1 posted on 04/11/2003 8:20:44 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
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To: Happy2BMe
God Bless these Heroes. May God rest their souls and guide and comfort the loved ones left behind.

Thanks for this heartfelt Tribute.
3 posted on 04/11/2003 8:24:26 PM PDT by NewsFlash
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To: Happy2BMe
Heroes one and all.
What a touching memorial to our fallen soldiers. I pray for comfort for their loved ones, and that each one knows how much we appreciate their sacrifice.
4 posted on 04/11/2003 8:27:32 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: Happy2BMe
They died for their families, they died for their compatriots, they died for their fellow citizens, and they died for the future of millions of people who they didn't even know and millions yet unborn.
5 posted on 04/11/2003 8:31:35 PM PDT by Arkinsaw
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To: Happy2BMe; rintense; CyberCowboy777
THANK YOU for this.....would be great to get some ping lists involved....paging ...rintense, CyberCowboy....

They GAVE the gift of FREEDOM.
6 posted on 04/11/2003 8:33:28 PM PDT by goodnesswins (CNN...the MOST TRUSTED in News......by CRIMINALS!)
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To: Arkinsaw
I am speechless. God Bless and comfort their families.

Does anyone know how I can get the list of fallen heroes from Illinois? We are having a fund raiser and I would like to see proceeds go to the families of Illinois Heroes that have fallen. I do not want to leave any out.
7 posted on 04/11/2003 8:35:15 PM PDT by chicagolady
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To: Happy2BMe
Where do we get such men? God has indeed blessed America.
8 posted on 04/11/2003 8:37:53 PM PDT by exit82
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To: Happy2BMe
Thank You.
9 posted on 04/11/2003 8:37:55 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (A penny saved is a governmental oversite!!!)
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To: goodnesswins
By Robert Gehrke
ASSOCIATED PRESS

10:30 a.m., April 10, 2003


Associated Press
Sgt. 1st Class James MacKenzie plays "Taps" during the funeral of Army Ranger Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe at Arlington National Cemetery.
ARLINGTON, Va. – Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe was laid to rest Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery, the first soldier from the Iraqi conflict to be buried on the historic grounds.

Rippetoe, 27, an Army Ranger from Denver, and two other soldiers were killed April 4 when a car bomb exploded at an Iraqi checkpoint.

Another Ranger who was wounded in the incident was bandaged and witnessed the service from a wheelchair. Another, injured in a seperate incident in Iraq, was on crutches with a heavy knee brace.


 

Eight Rangers from his unit, wearing khaki berets and blinking back tears, were honorary pallbearers.

"When he joined, he joined full force. He didn't just join the Army, he joined the Rangers," said Lt. Col. James May, an Army chaplain. "Russell was a man who loved his troops and they loved him."

Next to the grave, framed with a wreath of flowers, were pictures of Rippetoe, grinning as a infant, others as a young soldier in fatigues smiling in a tent and holding a rifle, and another kissing his mother on the cheek.


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Army Ranger Capt. Shawn Daniel, left, presents the flag to Rita, the mother of Army Ranger Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, as his father, retired Lt. Col. Joe Rippetoe looks on.
The seven-member rifle party fired three volleys and a bugler played "Taps." Rippetoe's father and mother were presented with the Bronze Star Medal for Valor and the Purple Heart that their son was posthumously awarded.

His father, retired Lt. Col. Joe Rippetoe, who was wounded during two tours in Vietnam, was in uniform and saluted the Rangers as they knelt in front of the parents expressing condolences.

Rippetoe was a fire support officer, who called in airstrikes and artillery support for his unit, said Capt. Logan Stanton, who was based with Rippetoe at Fort Benning, Ga.

"He loved being in the Rangers," Stanton said. "He was a warrior and a Ranger."

Rippetoe was manning a checkpoint in Iraq when a pregnant woman jumped from a car stopped at the checkpoint screaming in fear. The soldiers approached the car when it exploded, killing two Rangers, the woman and the driver of the car, according to the Defense Department.

He was born July 21, 1975, and spent most of his childhood in Bellevue, Neb., until his family moved to Denver in 1988. He graduated from Broomfield High School in Denver 1993 and Metro State College in 1999. He was a member of the University of Colorado ROTC program. After college, he joined the Rangers in the 3rd Battalion of the 75th Ranger regiment at Fort Benning.

10 posted on 04/11/2003 8:39:58 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: Happy2BMe
This was an excellent and moving piece...thank you for posting it.

I love Freep, and know that funds need to be raised to keep this site going, but wish that the automatic fundraising posts didn't have to pop up on this thread in post #2.

It really is inappropriate for this particular thread.
11 posted on 04/11/2003 8:41:31 PM PDT by SteveAustin
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To: Happy2BMe
 
Fallen Warriors
Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Army
Capt. James F. Adamouski, 29, Springfield, Va., April 2, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Jamaal R. Addison, 22, Roswell, Ga., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Tristan N. Aitken, 31, State College, Pa., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Wilfred D. Bellard, 20, Lake Charles, La., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Mathew G. Boule, 22, Dracut, Mass., April 2, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Henry L. Brown, 22, Natchez, Miss., April 8, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22, Jackson, Miss., April 5, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. George Edward Buggs, 31, Barnwell, S.C., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Jacob L. Butler, 24, Wellsville, Kan., April 1, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Daniel Francis J. Cunningham, 33, Lewiston, Maine, April 4, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Michael Edward Curtin, 23, South Plains, N.J., March 29, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40, Alaska, April 3, 2003, Iraq
Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, 38, Cleveland, Ohio, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Pvt. Ruben Estrella-Soto, 18, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Master Sgt. George A. Fernandez, 36, El Paso, Texas, April 3, 2003, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer Erik A. Halvorsen, 40, Bennington, Vt., April 2, 2003, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer Scott Jamar, 32, Granbury, Texas, April 2, 2003, Iraq
Spc. William A. Jeffries, 39, hometown unavailable, March 26, 2003, Spain (after evacuation from Kuwait)
Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21, Mobile, Ala., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Pvt. Devon D. Jones, 19, San Diego, Calif., April 4, 2003, Iraq
2nd Lt. Jeffrey J. Kaylor, 24, Clifton, Va., April 7, 2003, Iraq
Spc. James M. Kiehl, 22, Des Moines, Iowa, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Edward J. Korn, 31, Savannah, Ga., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Nino D. Livaudais, 23, Utah, April 3, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Ryan P. Long, 21, Seaford, Del., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer Johnny Villareal Mata, 35, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Jason M. Meyer, 23, Swartz Creek, Mich., April 8, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Anthony S. Miller, 19, San Antonio, Texas, April, 7, 2003, Iraq
Spc. George A. Mitchell, 35, Rawlings, Md., April 7, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Donald S. Oaks Jr., 20, Erie, Pa., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Michael F. Pedersen, 26, Flint, Mich., April 2, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 23, Tuba City, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Pvt. Kelley S. Prewitt, 24, Alabama, April 6, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Randall S. Rehn, 36, Longmont, Colo., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Diego Fernando Rincon, 19, Conyers, Ga., March 29, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Russell B. Rippetoe, 27, Colorado., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Todd J. Robbins, 33, Pentwater, Mich., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Brandon J. Rowe, 20, Roscoe, Ill., March 31, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Gregory P. Sanders, 19, Indiana, March 24, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Christopher Scott Seifert, 27, hometown unavailable, March 22, 2003, Kuwait
Pvt. Brandon Ulysses Sloan, 19, Bedford, Ohio, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Chief Warrant Officer Eric A. Smith, 41, California, April 2, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith, 33, Tampa, Fla., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Roderic A. Solomon , 32, Fayetteville, N.C., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Robert A. Stever, 36, Pendleton, Ore., April 8, 2003, Iraq
Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, 19, hometown unavailable, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Donald Ralph Walters, 33, Salem, Ore., March 23, 2003. Iraq
Pfc. Michael Russell Creighton Weldon, 20, Palm Bay, Fla., March 29, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Eugene Williams, 24, Highland, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq
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U.S. Navy
Lt. Thomas Mullen Adams, 27, La Mesa, Calif., March 22, 2003, Over International Waters
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Vann Johnson, Jr., 25, Little Rock, Ark., March 25, 2003, Iraq
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U.S. Air Force
Staff Sgt. Scott D. Sather, 29, Clio, Mich., April 8, 2003, Iraq
Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, Boise, Idaho, March 25, 2003, Kuwait
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U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl. Brian E. Anderson, 26, Durham, N.C., April 2, 2003, Iraq
Maj. Jay Thomas Aubin, 36, Waterville, Maine, March 20, 2003, Kuwait
Pfc. Chad E. Bales, 20, Coahoma, Texas, April 3, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, Bloomington, Ill., March 20, 2003, Kuwait
Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, 31, Ventura, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Thomas A. Blair, 24, Wagoner, Okla., March 24, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Brian Rory Buesing, 20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. James W. Cawley, 41, Roy, Utah, March 29, 2003, Iraq
2nd Lt. Therrel S. Childers, 30, Harrison, Miss., March 21, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Aaron J. Contreras, 31, Sherwood, Ore., March 30, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Mark A. Evnin, 21, Burlington, Vt., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Travis A. Ford, 30, Ogallala, Neb., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. David K. Fribley, 26, Lee, Fla., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, 21, Orange, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Juan Guadalupe Garza Jr., 20, Temperance, Mich., April 8, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Bernard G. Gooden, 22, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Pfc. Christian D. Gurtner, 19, Ohio City, Ohio, April 2, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez, 22, Los Angeles, March 21, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, 20, Los Angeles, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Nicolas M. Hodson, 22, Smithville, Mo., March 24, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Evan T. James, 20, Hancock, Ill., March 24, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Jordan, 42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Brian Matthew Kennedy, 25, Houston, Texas, March 20, 2003, Kuwait
Sgt. Bradley S. Korthaus, 28, Scott, Iowa, March 24, Iraq
Sgt. Michael V. Lalush, 23, Troutville, Va., March 30, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Joseph B. Maglione, 22, Lansdale, Pa., April 1, 2003, Kuwait
Pfc. Francisco A. MartinezFlores, 21, Los Angeles, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Donald C. May, Jr., 31, Richmond, Va., March 25, 2003, Iraq
Marine Sgt. Brian D. McGinnis, 23, St. George, Del., March 30, 2003, Iraq
1st Lt. Brian M. McPhillips, 25, Pembroke, Mass., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Menusa, 33, San Jose, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq
Major Kevin G. Nave, 36, Union Lake, Mich., March 26, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Nixon, 21, Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Patrick T. O'Day, 20, Sonoma, Calif., March 25, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Eric J. Orlowski, 26, Buffalo, N.Y., March 24, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Fernando Padilla-Ramirez, 26, San Luis, Ariz., March 28, 2003, Iraq
2nd Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., 31, Nye, Nev., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Sgt. Duane R. Rios, 25, Hammond, Ind., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Robert M. Rodriguez, 21, Queens, N.Y., March 27, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, 21, San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Capt. Benjamin W. Sammis, 29, Rehoboth, Mass., April 4, 2003, Iraq
Cpl. Erik H. Silva, 22, Chula Vista, Calif., April 3, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, age unknown, Adams, Colo., March 23, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Jesus A. Suarez Del Solar, 20, Escondido, Calif., March 27, 2003, Iraq
Staff Sgt. Kendall Damon Watersbey, 29, Baltimore, Md., March 20, 2003, Kuwait
Lance Cpl. William W. White, 24, Brooklyn, N.Y., March 29, 2003, Iraq
Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, Yuma, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq
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U.S. Army

Spc. Marc A. Anderson, 30, Brandon, Fla., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Sgt. Michael C. Barry, 29, Brandon, Fla., February 1, 2003, Qatar
Spc. Curtis A. Carter, 25, Lafayette, La., February 27, 2002, Kuwait
Sgt. 1st Class Nathan R. Chapman, 31, San Antonio, Texas, January 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Sgt. Steven Checo, 22, New York, December 20, 2002, Afghanistan
Spc. Brian M. Clemens, Indiana, February 7, 2003, Kuwait
Pfc. Matthew A. Commons, 21, Boulder City, Nev., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Brian T. Craig, 27, Houston, Texas, April 15, 2002, Afghanistan
Sgt. Bradley S. Crose, 22, Orange Park, Fla., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Jefferson D. Davis, 39, Clarksville, Tenn., December 5, 2001, Afghanistan
Spc. Jason A. Disney, 21, Fallon, Nev., February 13, 2002, Afghanistan
Pvt. James H. Ebbers, 19, Bridgeview, Ill, October 14, 2002, Djibuoti, Africa
Spc. John J. Edmunds, 20, Cheyenne, Wyo., October 19, 2001, Pakistan
Sgt. Ryan D. Foraker, 31, Logan, Ohio, September 24, 2002, Guantanamo, Cuba
Sgt. Gregory M. Frampton, 37, California, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Justin J. Galewski, 28, Olathe, Kan., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Gibbons, 31, Maryland, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan
Spc. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza, 26, Texas, February 24, 2003, Kuwait
Chief Warrant Officer Two Stanley L. Harriman, 34, Wade, N.C., March 2, 2002, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling, Jr., 31 Missouri, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan
Pvt. Giovanny Maria, 19, New York, N.Y., November 29, 2001, Uzbekistan
Sgt. Jamie O. Maugans, 27, Wichita, Kan., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan
Pfc. Spence A. McNeil, 19, Bennettsville, S.C., March 8, 2003, Saudi Arabia
Chief Warrant Officer Timothy W. Moehling, 35, Florida, February 24, 2003, Kuwait
Sgt. Orlando Morales, 33, Manati, Puerto Rico, Afghanistan
Chief Warrant Officer Mark S. O’Steen, 43, Alabama, January 30, 2003, Afghanistan
Spec. Pedro Pena, 35, Fla., November 7, 2002, Kuwait
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory, 32, Cheshire, Mass., December 5, 2001, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Brian C. Prosser, 28, Frazier Park, Calif., December 5, 2001, Afghanista
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel A. Romero, 30, Lafayette, Colo., April 15, 2002, Afghanistan
Chief Warrant Officer John D. Smith, 32, Nevada, February 24, 2003, Kuwait
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher J. Speer, 28, Albuquerque, N.M., August 7, 2002, Afghanistan
Pfc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer, 28, Missoula, Mont., October 19, 2001, Pakistan
Sgt. Philip J. Svitak, 31, Joplin, Mo., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Spc. William J. Tracy, 27, of New Hampshire, February 24, 2003, Kuwait
Sgt. 1st Class Peter P. Tycz II, 32, Tonawanda, N.Y., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan
Sgt. Gene A. Vance Jr., 38, Morgantown, W.V., May 19, 2002, Afghanistan

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U.S. Navy
Chief Petty Officer Matthew J. Bourgeois, 35, Tallahassee, Fla., March 27, 2002, Afghanistan
Machinist’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Bryant L. Davis, 20, Chicago, Ill., November 7, 2001, Arabian Sea
Electrician’s Mate Fireman Apprentice Michael J. Jakes Jr., 20, Brooklyn, N.Y., December 4, 2001, Northern Arabian Sea
Engineman 1st Class Vincent Parker, 38, Preston, Miss., November 18, 2001, Persian Gulf
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate-Handling 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, 32, Woodland, Calif., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Electronics Technician 3rd Class Benjamin Johnson, 21, Rochester, N.Y., November 18, 2001, Persian Gulf
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U.S. Air Force
Master Sgt. Evander E. Andrews, 36, Salon, Maine, October 10, 2001, Northern Arabian Peninsula
1st Lt. Tamara Archuleta, 23, Los Lunas, N.M., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, 36, Waco, Texas, March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Tech. Sgt. Sean M. Corlew, 37, Thousand Oaks, Calif., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan
Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham, 26, Camarillo, Calif., March 4, 2002, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Jacob L. Frazier, 24, St. Charles, Ill., March 29, 2003, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Jason Hicks, 25, Jefferson, S.C., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, 42, St. Petersburg, Fla., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Senior Airman Jason Plite, 21, Lansing, Mich., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Anissa A. Shero, 31, Grafton, W.Va., June 12, 2002, Afghanistan
Lt. Col. John Stein, 39, Bardolph, Ill., March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. John Teal, 29, Dallas, Texas, March 23, 2003, Afghanistan
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U.S. Marine Corps
Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft, 29, Shasta, Calif., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Bertrand, 23, Coos Bay, Ore., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Gunnery Sgt. Stephen L. Bryson, 35, Montgomery, Ala., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Staff Sgt. Walter F. Cohee III, 26, Wicomico, Md., January 20, 2002, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Scott N. Germosen, 37, Queens, N.Y., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Sgt. Nathan P. Hays, 21, Lincoln, Wash., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Capt. Daniel G. McCollum, 29, Richland, S.C., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
Staff Sgt. Dwight J. Morgan, 24, Mendocino, Calif., January 20, 2002, Afghanistan
Lance Cpl. Antonio J. Sledd, 20, Tampa, Fla., October 8, 2002, Kuwait
Sgt. Jeannette L. Winters, 25, Du Page, Ill., January 9, 2002, Pakistan
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CIA
Johnny Michael Spann, 32, Winfield, Ala., November 25, 2002, Afghanistan
 
Operation Enduring Freedom - Phillipines
U.S. Army
Spec. Thomas F. Allison, 22, Roy, Washington, February 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. James P. Dorrity, 37, Goldsboro, N.C., February 21, 2002
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jody L. Egnor, 32, Middletown, Ohio, February 21, 2002
Maj. Curtis D. Feistner, 34, White Bear Lake, Minn., February 21, 2002
Sgt. Jeremy D. Foshee, 25, Pisgah, Ala., February 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. Kerry W. Frith, 37, Las Vegas, Nev., February 21, 2002
Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wayne Jackson, 40, of Glennie, Mich., October 2, 2002
Capt. Bartt D. Owens, 31, Middletown, Ohio, February 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. Bruce A. Rushforth, Jr., 35, Middleboro, Mass., February 21, 2002
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Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II, 29, Greenville, Ohio, February 21, 2002
Staff Sgt. Juan M. Ridout, 36, Maple Tree, Wash., February 21, 2002
 
 
 

The look on this child's face will comfort these brave souls!
12 posted on 04/11/2003 8:41:39 PM PDT by Spruce
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To: Spruce
God Bless them All! Stand Proud America.
13 posted on 04/11/2003 8:42:56 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: Happy2BMe
No matter what I can achieve in life, these men, many in their teens, will stand as the greats that can never be matched. I have great hope for America if we can continue to produce the kind of soldiers we have witnessed in the last weeks. God bless these men and their families.
14 posted on 04/11/2003 8:47:15 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth (Defund NPR, PBS and the LSC.)
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To: Happy2BMe
I can only hope the erect a memorial too the fallen soldiers on the grounds of the new Iraq capital!!!!
15 posted on 04/11/2003 8:48:17 PM PDT by Brimack34 (Liberal's want to keep kids in prison!!)
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To: All
I am the child playing in the sun.
I am the student following my choice of studies.
I am the parent watching my children smile and grow.
I am even the protestor disagreeing with government policy.
I could be none of these things without you.
The Men and Women of the
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
Thank you for all your sacrifices.
God bless you all.


16 posted on 04/11/2003 8:49:07 PM PDT by Crusader21stCentury
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To: Spruce

DRACUT Leo and Sue Boule were here in Dracut, and their son's body yesterday was 340 miles away at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Still reeling from the dreaded news that 22-year-old Specialist Mathew George Boule was killed when an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, they're looking to a reunification with a sense of relief.

Mathew Boule was among six soldiers killed in the crash, becoming the first Massachusetts casualty of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Four colleagues were injured and one remains missing.

All were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment based at Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Ga. The Boules received the dreaded news Thursday at 11:30 p.m. when an Army colonel knocked on the door of their 15 B Primrose Hill Road home, a natural shingle two-family house.

On Sunday, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walker Rogers Post 662 in Lowell will honor Mathew and tie yellow ribbons along a fence to show support for the troops.

17 posted on 04/11/2003 8:49:28 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: Crusader21stCentury

It's the soldier not the reporter who gives you the freedom of the press.

It's the soldier not the poet who gives you the freedom of speech.

It's the soldier not the campus organizer who allows you to demonstrate.

It's the soldier who salutes the flag, serves the flag, whose coffin is draped with the flag that allows the protester to burn the flag!!!

"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."

18 posted on 04/11/2003 8:51:02 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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19 posted on 04/11/2003 8:52:59 PM PDT by CyberCowboy777 (In those days... Every man did that which was right in his own eyes.)
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To: Happy2BMe
Thank you.
20 posted on 04/11/2003 9:00:56 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
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