"**They will not be forgotten so soon.** Who is 1st Plt. Lima? Never heard of him/her.
There where five Marines attached to the Regimental Combat Team 2 (RCT2) Lima Company, 1st platoon that died as a result of running over a land mine or IED.
In an instant half of the Marines that died (KIAed) during operation Matador where gone.
We who know of there sacrifice will not forget. I hope this information helps.
Oh ok.
I thought Lima was a person.
I am not familiar with military terms.
The trials of this squad were widely reported on the news as "American Combat Unit Wiped Out". There were such headlines on Yahoo News and on CNN.
Anyone looking no further than the headline would have thought the casualties were far greater than they actually were. I know my heart certainly skipped a few beats.
This is obviously not to make less of the terrible tragedy that occurs anytime any of our heroes are killed in Iraq. But it should serve as a warning to be on guard and ready to respond as the press/media seeks to turn this victory into a defeat as is its wont. The defeatists are out in strength right now.