18 Soldiers who died last 2 days in Iraq 2/pictures + hometown

[Clarkie1]

http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/

Long may we remember them.

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2004-11-11 09:18:45 Steve Auchman
2004-11-11 09:13:45 Lonny Dion Wells
2004-11-11 09:10:29 Bryan L. Freeman
2004-11-11 09:07:34 Nathaniel T. Hammond
2004-11-11 09:05:09 Jeffrey Lam
2004-11-11 09:02:36 Pita Tukutukuwaqa
2004-11-11 08:59:19 Robert Bobby Warns II
2004-11-11 08:53:53 Thomas J. Zapp
2004-11-10 08:47:14 Shane K. O'Donnell
2004-11-10 08:45:16 Branden Ramey
2004-11-10 08:41:54 David Ries
2004-11-10 08:38:26 Brian K. Baker
2004-11-10 08:35:50 Sean M. Langley
2004-11-10 08:33:47 Quoc Binh Tran
2004-11-10 08:30:57 Justin R. Yoemans

[pippin]

1. It isn't even the middle of November

yet thirty one soldiers have already died this month alone.

http://icasualties.org/oif/

[dethl]

2. May they all forgive us some day.

n/t

[0007]

11. Us? I was against the war. I protested. I have no blood on my hands

May they all ask junior WHY? But don't include me.

[maddezmom]

3. thank you for posting

:( prayers to their families

[Goathead]

4. Master Sergeant Steve Auchman

He was in the Air Force "but was assigned as a radio communications specialist with the Army" This speaks volumes about what is really going on over there. The military doesn't "cross-pollinate" personnel unless they have a great shortage. Air Force personnel aren't trained for combat the same way that U.S. Army personnel are trained for combat. This could mean two things: 1. He was ill prepared and ill trained or 2. radio communication specialists don't usually occupy forward positions, so we can conceive that his position was over run, implying that the enemy combatants are of a far greater strength than we have been led to believe. Either way he should never have been there and my condolences go out to his family and friends.

[RedSock]

6. training cut short

i don't know if this was the case in the example above, but i did read awhile back (posted here) that the combat training program had been cut in half (something like from 12 weeks to 6 -- i'm sure someone has the info or link) so as to get troops in the field asap.

... just more shitting on the troops from *

[wicket]

5. that's a great site

Thank-you for posting it.

[classof56]

7. May the God who Bush claims to know personally forgive him.

Of course, Bush would have to ask forgiveness first. And that's about as likely as that proverbial snowball in hell. One only wishes Bush could go there to check it out--the sooner the better. Oh, and all his evil cronies, too, starting with Cheney, Rove, Wolfowitz...yeah, all of 'em.

Tired Old Cynic

[soup]

8. Lonny Dion Wells

Lonny Wells joined the Marines 10 years ago and loved the Corps, although he was set to get out next year. Larry Wells said his son was immensely proud of being a Marine.

Larry Wells started getting nervous for his children when his daughter, who had joined the Army, was sent to Iraq. Wells has experience in the military, and he didn't like what he was seeing in Iraq, even after his daughter came back home because of an injury.

"I was in the Navy, over in Vietnam," Wells said. "That's all Iraq is too, another Vietnam."
>snip<

Wells said his son and many other Marines were concerned about the direction the war was taking, but they were ready to do their duty and fight for their country.
http://www.pigstye.net/iraq/article.php/20041111091345151

Reading the articles about each one - I have no words, only tears.

RIP

[maddezmom]

9. HBO: Last Letters From Home Tonight @9pm ET

http://www.hbo.com/docs/programs/lastlettershome/

[hollywood926]

10. Kick for Veteran's Day....lest we forget the real sacrifices.... n/t