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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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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife; Howlin
I just checked the Fox website and he is the last, so I guess they found the other pilot. That just leaves Scott Speicher, so my POW flag will stay up.
21 posted on 04/28/2003 2:23:01 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (War's over... let's get Estrada confirmed!)
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To: SandyInSeattle
"Does this mean they found the missing pilot? I thought there were two missing."

Were you refering to Scott Speicher (missing since Gulf One) or the two F15 Strike Eagle pilots lost near Tikrit?
Those two F15 guys were reported missing for some time
but subsequently found and are KIA.

Side note: The Air Force fortunatly lost only 3 peopel in this war.
22 posted on 04/28/2003 2:26:34 PM PDT by konaice
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To: konaice
I thought there was one of the F15 pilots missing, but I guess he was found while I wasn't paying attention. Thanks!
23 posted on 04/28/2003 2:32:28 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (War's over... let's get Estrada confirmed!)
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To: konaice
Did they ever find the bodies of the two soldiers who fell into the river with full packs on and were swept under the water?
24 posted on 04/28/2003 2:37:50 PM PDT by Chewbacca (My life is a Dilbert cartoon.)
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To: AgentEcho
Sad news. May God bless and keep him. Prayers for strength to his family.
25 posted on 04/28/2003 2:39:03 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: Chewbacca
"Did they ever find the bodies of the two soldiers who fell into the river with full packs on and were swept under the water? "

Yes. There are no more MIAs or Whereabouts and Duty Status Unknowns from this conflict.

Fox news has a complete list on their web site.
26 posted on 04/28/2003 2:43:34 PM PDT by konaice
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R.I.P.
America is grateful for your service and sacrifice.
27 posted on 04/28/2003 2:48:55 PM PDT by adam_az
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To: AgentEcho

Click photo

28 posted on 04/28/2003 2:55:50 PM PDT by 2timothy3.16
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To: pbear8
I'm a monarchist, not a monarch!
29 posted on 04/28/2003 3:15:02 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: AgentEcho
The "Army Hymn"

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.)

30 posted on 04/28/2003 3:24:26 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Bush-Cheney: four more years!)
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To: B-Chan
Hey go for the gusto! You'd probably look good in a crown.
31 posted on 04/28/2003 4:03:53 PM PDT by pbear8 ( sed libera nos a malo)
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To: SandyInSeattle
So sad about these two. I have a friend who used to fly with them when they were in Alaska.
My friend and his wife are really shaken up about the whole thing.. not that they didn't expect there to be casualties, just really sad.
32 posted on 04/28/2003 4:22:50 PM PDT by M0sby
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To: AgentEcho
I saw a poster today in a county building window made by a child.

It said....Home of the free, because of the brave.

Wish I had a picture of it.

33 posted on 04/28/2003 4:31:42 PM PDT by right way right
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To: AgentEcho
God Bless the family of this fallen hero. I am so thankful to them that we have our freedom.

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.

34 posted on 04/28/2003 4:55:04 PM PDT by EaglesUpForever (Baghdad Bob will probably stay with the Clintons after he "surrenders")
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To: My2Cents
Does this mean there are no longer any MIAs from Operation Iraqi Freedom?

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.

35 posted on 04/28/2003 5:14:34 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: konaice
"Did they ever find the bodies of the two soldiers who fell into the river with full packs on and were swept under the water? "

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.

36 posted on 04/28/2003 6:06:23 PM PDT by Aaron0617
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife
Heard Dr. Laura read this...brings tears to my eyes. God bless our soldiers and their families. God bless the family of Sgt Anguiano.

37 posted on 04/28/2003 8:57:27 PM PDT by I'm ALL Right!
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To: Aaron0617
They were not SeaBees, they were Marines. SeaBees are in the Navy. They were Cpl. Evan James and Sgt. Brad Korthaus of Charlie Co, 6th Battalion, 4th FSSG, a reserve unit out of Illinois.
38 posted on 04/28/2003 9:09:21 PM PDT by norcalvet
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To: SandyInSeattle
That just leaves Scott Speicher, so my POW flag will stay up.

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

39 posted on 04/28/2003 10:45:25 PM PDT by Vets_Husband_and_Wife ("CNN - WE report WHEN WE decide.")
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife; All
the story of the 507th is going to be a hard one.....high casualties but also the joyious return of those thought lost....

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.....

40 posted on 04/28/2003 10:52:50 PM PDT by cherry
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