R.I.P.
America is grateful for your service and sacrifice.
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.
Oh, Lord of Hosts! Almighty King!
Behold the sacrifice we bring!
To every arm Thy strength impart,
Thy spirit shed through every heart.
Wake in our breasts the living fires,
The holy faith that warmed our sires;
Thy hand hath made our Nation free!
To die for her is serving thee.
Be Thou a pillar for to show
The midnight snare, the silent foe;
And when the Battle thunders loud,
Still guide us in its moving cloud.
God of all Nations! Sovereign Lord!
In Thy dread name we draw the sword,
We lift the Starry Flag on high,
That fills with light our stormy sky.
From Treason's rent, from murder's stain,
Guard Thou its folds till Peace shall reign,
Till fort and field, till shore and sea
Join our loud anthem: praise to thee!
(NOTE: There are several Army Hymns. I like the above lyrics the best.)
It said....Home of the free, because of the brave.
Wish I had a picture of it.
I know the casualty count is called "low," but every time I hear of even one of ours dying in that hell of a land, where the people are too lazy to work for freedom and too bitchy and high strung to truly want peace, I get really mad at the UN, democrats, and others called themselves "anti-war."
They were not anti-war, they were for a war with as many US casualties as possible. They pretended they wanted peace when in fact they just wanted to delay this further, which would have meant an even greater sacrifice on our part.
It surely does. However, unless I've missed something, there is still one POW/MIA left over from Dessert Storm that is still not accounted for, Navy Captain M. Scott Speicher.
Those Marine Seebees didn't fall into the river. Their goal was the enter and wade across the river to achieve an objective.
From what I read, due to the weight of their equipment, they couldn't keep afloat and drowned.
Yes their bodies were recovered.
We have a black and yellow ribbon tied on our tree. We'll leave the black one up until we hear about Scott (God willing he will be rescued). The yellow ones will stay up until things settle down for our troops.
A goodnight BUMP for Sgt. Edward John Anguiano and his family.
FRegards, Vets
on another note , has Shawn Hannity come up with a scholarhsip program yet, so we can insure that the children of our lost sons and dtrs are taken care of?
I think we need to do something for those who don't have wives or children as well.....
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