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Last Soldier Missing in Iraq Found Dead
AP-Middle East via Yahoo! News ^ | 28 April 03 | Unknown

Posted on 04/28/2003 1:49:11 PM PDT by AgentEcho

LOS FRESNOS, Texas - Army Sgt. Edward John Anguiano, the last U.S. soldier missing in Iraq, was found dead, family members and the Pentagon said Monday.

Anguiano, 24, disappeared after his convoy was attacked March 23 near Nasiriyah in southern Iraq. Anguiano's grandfather and an aunt said military officials notified the family late Sunday.

"What we heard is that he was ambushed," said Vicente Anguiano Sr., 72. "They found his truck, the one he drove, and it had been stripped — tires and everything. They found a body near the truck."

Officials used DNA tests to confirm the remains were Anguiano, the grandfather said. He did not know when the body was found but believed Edward Anguiano was killed during the initial ambush.

Anguiano's family members gathered in this south Texas town over the Easter weekend and held out hope he would return soon. The soldier's mother "is very sad. She was not expecting him to be found dead," said the soldier's aunt, Maria Anguiano.

Anguiano was in the 3rd Infantry Combat Support Battalion out of Fort Stewart, Ga. He was traveling with the 507th Maintenance Company, a unit from Fort Bliss in El Paso, when it was attacked. Nine soldiers were killed and six, all with the 507th, were taken prisoner.

One prisoner, Pfc. Jessica Lynch, was rescued April 1. Five other soldiers were released April 13 and returned to the United States on April 19.

Seven of the dead soldiers found during Lynch's rescue were members of the 507th. An eighth was a soldier from a forward support group of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Texas; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 507th; ambush; edwardanguiano; fallen; iraq; kia; mia
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1 posted on 04/28/2003 1:49:11 PM PDT by AgentEcho
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To: AgentEcho
Sad news. Does this mean there are no longer any MIAs from Operation Iraqi Freedom?
2 posted on 04/28/2003 1:51:05 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well....there you go again.")
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To: AgentEcho
Rest in peace, young warrior.
3 posted on 04/28/2003 1:51:24 PM PDT by azhenfud
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To: Vic3O3
Ping...

Semper Fi
4 posted on 04/28/2003 1:51:43 PM PDT by dd5339 (Lookout Texas here we come!)
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To: AgentEcho
RIP BRAVE SOUL!
5 posted on 04/28/2003 1:51:51 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Arby's says no more Horsey Sauce for Scott Ritter !!!!)
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To: AgentEcho
May the God of Battles bless the soul of this brave soldier and give comfort to his loved ones, and may St. Michael and St. Jeanne d'Arc speed him to the loving arms of Our Lord and His mother.
6 posted on 04/28/2003 1:51:57 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: AgentEcho
May God rest his soul and those of our others who made the ultimate sacrifice.

May God comfort their grieving families.

7 posted on 04/28/2003 1:52:22 PM PDT by pbear8 ( sed libera nos a malo)
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To: AgentEcho
Now to find Capt. Scott Spiecher. (supposedly with Saddam according to CBS)
8 posted on 04/28/2003 1:52:48 PM PDT by ewing
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To: B-Chan
Your tagline says you want to be King of Texas - how cool.
9 posted on 04/28/2003 1:53:12 PM PDT by pbear8 ( sed libera nos a malo)
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To: AgentEcho
Very unfortunate news. Prayers for him and his family. Now, God please help us find Michael Scott Speicher alive and well.
10 posted on 04/28/2003 1:56:52 PM PDT by Donna Lee Nardo
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To: AgentEcho
Prayers for the family.

We had the opportunity this weekend to welcome home one of our brave marines who was wounded in an ambush by jihad loyalists south of Baghdad. Despite numerous bullet and shrapnel wounds, he was walking and doing well and blessed to have a wonderful and loving family.

11 posted on 04/28/2003 1:58:03 PM PDT by DrewsDad
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To: AgentEcho
So sad. God's mercy on this brave man and blessings on his family.
12 posted on 04/28/2003 1:58:28 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Beware the Fedayeen Rodham!)
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To: ewing
Wow. Just curious...When did CBS report this?
13 posted on 04/28/2003 1:59:07 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
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To: ewing
Say what?
14 posted on 04/28/2003 1:59:20 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Does this mean they found the missing pilot? I thought there were two missing.
15 posted on 04/28/2003 2:00:56 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (War's over... let's get Estrada confirmed!)
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To: AgentEcho
I heard this news earlier today. God bless his soul, and may He bring comfort to this gentleman's family.
16 posted on 04/28/2003 2:00:58 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL
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To: AgentEcho
Eternal Father, grant, we pray,
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps.
J. E. Seim (1966)

17 posted on 04/28/2003 2:01:53 PM PDT by MattGarrett
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To: SandyInSeattle
I'm not sure. It's not Scott Speicher though.
18 posted on 04/28/2003 2:11:50 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: My2Cents
I believe he is the last MIA in Iraq. We still have POW Scott Speicher there. So our Black Ribbon will remain up until we know Scotts fate.

Prayers for the soul of Sgt. Edward John Anguiano,.. may he rest in eternal peace. Prayers of comfort for his family and friends left behind.

Sgt Anguiano has been in our prayers constantly. We had hoped for good news, and that he would be found alive. Now we will pray for his soul and for his family and friends who are heartbroken, as are we.

We will never take his sacrifice or those of his fallen brothers and sisters for granted. NEVER!!


19 posted on 04/28/2003 2:12:35 PM PDT by Vets_Husband_and_Wife ("CNN - WE report WHEN WE decide.")
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To: AgentEcho
"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.

IN Loving Memory of Sgt. Edward John Anguiano, who gave his all.


20 posted on 04/28/2003 2:19:03 PM PDT by Vets_Husband_and_Wife ("CNN - WE report WHEN WE decide.")
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