The FReeper Foxhole - Military Related News in Review - August 18th, 2003

various news sources

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Lord,

Keep our Troops forever in Your care

Give them victory over the enemy...

Grant them a safe and swift return...

Bless those who mourn the lost.
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for all those serving their country at this time.

God Bless America
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Casuality Identification List for the past week from the DoD

August 11, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Sgt. Floyd G. Knighten, Jr., 55, of Olla, La., died on Aug. 9 in Iraq. Knighten died as a result of a non-combat related cause while in a convoy from Camp Bilad heading to Camp Pennsylvania. Knighten was assigned to the 1087th Transportation Support Company, Army National Guard, Fort Polk, La.

Spc. Levi B. Kinchen, 21, of Tickfaw, La., died on Aug. 9 in Baghdad, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Kinchen and noticed he was not breathing. Kinchen was assigned to 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, La.

Pvt. Matthew D. Bush, 20, of East Alton, Ill., died on Aug. 8 in Camp Caldwell, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Bush and noticed he was not breathing. Bush was assigned to F Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Pfc. Duane E. Longstreth, 19, of Tacoma, Wash., died on Aug. 7 in Baghdad, Iraq. Longstreth died as a result of non-combat related injuries. Longstreth was assigned to Company B, 307th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

These incidents are under investigation.

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August 12, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sgt. David S. Perry, 36, of Bakersfield, Calif., was killed on Aug. 10 in Baquabah, Iraq. Perry was inspecting a suspicious package when it exploded and fatally injured him.

Perry was assigned to 649th Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.

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August 12, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21, of Calumet City, Ill, died on Aug. 8 in Tallil, Iraq. Ramsey was part of a convoy escort mission when the vehicle he was in rolled over during a chase of a suspicious vehicle and fatally injured him.

Ramsey was assigned to the 933rd Military Police Company, U.S. Army National Guard, Chicago, Ill.

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August 13, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., 37, of Guilford, Conn., died on August 12 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. A fellow soldier tried to wake Eaton and noticed he was not breathing.

Eaton was assigned to the 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves, based at Fort Meade, Md.

Incident is under investigation.

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August 13, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Daniel R. Parker, 18, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., died on Aug. 12 in Mosul, Iraq. Parker was thrown from his vehicle when the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in another lane. Parker was fatally injured.

Parker was assigned to B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

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August 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Timmy R. Brown, Jr., 21, of Conway, Pa., was killed on Aug. 12 in Taji, Iraq. Brown was in a convoy when he was injured by an explosive device. Brown died of his injuries.

Brown was assigned to D Company, 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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August 14, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Taft V. Williams, 29, of New Orleans, La., was killed on August 12 near Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Williams was in a convoy when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Williams died of his injuries.

Williams was assigned to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo.

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August 15, 2003
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Steven W. White, 29, of Lawton, Okla., was killed on August 13 in Tikrit, Iraq. White died of injuries sustained when his M113 armored personnel carrier hit an antitank mine.

White was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, based at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Soldiers with the 151st Romanian Infantry set up a stall where the women will be searched for illegal contraband during a vehicle checkpoint established by U.S. and Romanian forces on highway 4 near the providence of Spin Buldak, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2003. The checkpoint was to prevent smuggling of any weapons into Afghanistan from Pakistan. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Hugo A. Baray-Vasquez) (Released)

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[snippy_about_it]

I got you something to show my appreciation for the flowers you brought for me today.

[SAMWolf]

Yep. Americans tend to have a short attention span. And with the Press and Libs screaming "Vietnam with sand" a lot of people will start getting tired of it.

All our enemies know this and all they have to do is drag things out.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! My favorite dessert!!

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Canadians In Kabul

Canadian Sgt. Dave Nutter from Scarborough, Ontario, waves to a young Afghan boy who gives him the thumbs up while patrolling the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Aug. 17, 2003. A platoon of Canadian soldiers, loaded with heavy equipment, battled heat and dust Sunday as they walked the streets and alleys of a Kabul neighbourhood during a patrol in the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)


Canadian Cpl. Cheverie gestures for a woman to pass while patrolling the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Aug. 17, 2003. A platoon of Canadian soldiers, loaded with heavy equipment, battled heat and dust Sunday as they walked the streets and alleys of a Kabul neighbourhood during a patrol in the Afghan capital. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)


Canadian 3RCR Battlegroup Master Cpl. Taylor (right) and German Cpl. Igor Sparsovski take the lead in the last meters of their 11-kilometer patrol down the back alleyways of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Aug 17, 2003. The Canadian Forces are on patrols with the German forces as part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.(AP PHOTO/Tom Hanson)


Canadian 3RCR Battlegroup Master Cpl. Joe Park from Lark Harbour Nfld. walks past two women wearing burkha's while on a joint mission with the German military to train local Afghanistan police, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday Aug. 14, 2003. The Canadian troops will be starting joint foot patrols with the German military tommorrow to familiarize themselves with their area of operation. (AP Photo/CP, Tom Hanson)

[snippy_about_it]

That second pic. Doesn't look like a female under that burka to me. hmmm.

[SAMWolf]

Bin Laden in Drag?

[snippy_about_it]

Seriously, does that look like a woman under there? Look at the hand and wrist, even the gait of the person.

[SAMWolf]

You do have a point.

[snippy_about_it]

I just hope he's one of ours.

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
The 10st Airborne Police Force

U.S. soldiers from 2nd Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), detain Iraqis for illegally selling diesel fuel on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. Soldiers routinely patrol for illegal sales of diesel and other fuels that are sold on the black market for higher than normal prices than at distribution points during Operation Iraqi Freedom.


U.S. soldiers from 2d Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), detain Iraqis for illegally selling diesel fuel on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler


With the help of an interpreter soldiers from 2nd Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), question Iraqis for the selling of diesel fuel on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler


With the help of an interpreter soldiers from 2nd Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), question Iraqis for the selling of diesel fuel on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler


Iraqis illegally selling diesel fuel on the highways of Iraq break down their equipment before moving the fuel to be unloaded at a fueling point on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler


With the help of an interpreter, U.S. Army Maj. Gunn from 2nd Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), question Iraqis during an inspection of diesel distribution on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler


U.S. soldiers from 2nd Brigade (Strike), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), question Iraqis during an inspection of diesel distribution on the highways of Iraq on Aug. 3, 2003. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Wastler

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks for the pictures SAM.

[Darksheare]

No, my keyboard didn't take a hit of coffee.
If it did, I'd never be able to shut it down.
It might even get addicted.

Got run off the road by a blue corvette, ended up hitting a pothole and denting two rims.
My full sized spare had a hole the size of my pinkie in it...
So I had to wait for backup to arrive with a second tire to replace the second dented rim while driving on a donut on the front!

Got it home, and pounded both rims back true with a ballpeen hammer.
Don't know if they'll hold air yet.
I'll find out in the morning.
God, what a thoroughly infuriating and strange day!

Feather, just how badly did my coffee wreck your pot?
(Or was it active enough to wreak havoc with said pot?)

[Darksheare]

Man hands! I see man hands!

[Soaring Feather]

Your coffee is fabulous! Do you really think after the day you have had today I would say otherwise??

Ohhhhh poor knight!!

[snippy_about_it]

Man hands! I see man hands!

It's true I tell ya!! LOL!

[SAMWolf]

ARRRRRRRGH! I hate donut tires.

Did you at least get a shot at the corvette?

[SAMWolf]

Dyke! Dyke!

[Darksheare]

I'm still somewhat half laughing/ half screaming over that.
I can't believe that I got run off the road by a Corvette.
Nice new 2003 metallic blue Corvette.
I had my pregnant sister in law in the car, as well as my brother.
If I'd been alone in the car, I would have argued lane rights and taken the hit.
(Another bad habit from being in uniform. "My lane is mine, and you don't belong in it.")

But, since I had in effect three people in my car, I shaded right and hit a huge pothole.
Now everyone is yelling at me that IO should have rammed the plastic car head on instead.
I can't win, can I? *chuckle*

[Darksheare]

Afghani women are not six foot tall.
That soldier is bordering on six foot...

Sam, an afghani dyke is a man in a burka?!

[Darksheare]

Unfortunately, no.
But I have seen him before, and others know who he is.
And he drives like this normally.
So one of these days, he and I will meet again.

Last I heard, crossing over the yellow line and causing an accident head on was quite a large fine and ticket as well as possible other troubles.
He's a lawyer type.
No, I didn't get his plate #.
I was too busy trying to keep my passengers safe.
(What is it that makes me so 'reckless' with my own safety when I am alone, and very paranoid about others safety when I am not? I noticed that sort of thing when I was in uniform. Is it, too, some sort of strange carry over?!)