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To: All; Jet Jaguar; Kathy in Alaska

SAD UPDATE and my prayers of comfort to the Maupin family.

blog:

“Sgt. Matt Maupin’s Remains Found in Iraq”
Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 4:39:29 pm PST

SNIPPET: “Sgt. Matt Maupin, kidnapped by terrorists and missing in Iraq for nearly four years, has been found: Maupin’s remains found in Iraq.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: ““Matt is coming home. He’s completed his mission,” his father, Keith Maupin, said.”

1,395 posted on 03/30/2008 5:25:37 PM PDT by Cindy

To: All; British chick; Brit_Guy; UK Guy; abu afak; JohnathanRGalt; Eurotwit

Note: The following post is a quote:

Marine jumps on grenade to save his comrades...
BBC ^ | BBC
Posted on 03/30/2008 5:25:35 PM PDT by thundrey

A Royal Marine who threw himself onto an exploding grenade to save the lives of his patrol has been put forward for the UK’s highest military honour.

Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, 24, a reservist from Birmingham, survived because his rucksack and body armour took the force of the blast.

He was part of a reconnaissance troop in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in February, when the incident happened.

The Ministry of Defence said he could be considered for the Victoria Cross.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...

1,396 posted on 03/30/2008 5:27:15 PM PDT by Cindy

To: Cindy

RIP SGT Matt Maupin

Amazing Grace

1,397 posted on 03/30/2008 5:31:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)

To: All

ADDING to post no. 1395:

“Gates Expresses Condolences to Maupin Family”

By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service

EN ROUTE TO COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 31, 2008

1,441 posted on 03/31/2008 4:31:52 PM PDT by Cindy

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