DoD Identifies Army Casualty ( # 2096 )

[leftchick]

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.



Sgt. Dominic J. Sacco, 32, of Albany, N.Y., died in Taji, Iraq, on Nov. 20, when his M1A1 Abrams tank was attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Sacco was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 13th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2005/nr20051121-5125.html

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1. This soldier and every one after

Duncan Hunter could have voted to get out, but they've all got blood on their hands.

[superconnected]

5. very true.

Some of them don't want to leave their fellow soldiers though.

But yep, live by the sword, die by the sword.

Sad.

[IndianaGreen]

2. Shit, we are at nearly 2,100 and nothing is being done

to end this madness and bring the troops home. Nothing we do will affect the ultimate outcome in Iraq: we lost this war!

Let's stop putting names on a future Iraq War Memorial, shall we?

[leftchick]

3. and no one on TV is noticing

:(

[RamboLiberal]

4. A lot of empty places at the Thanksgiving Tables

Never a good time to lose a loved one - but the holidays are the worst.

The toll will be 2100 for Thanksgiving.

And probably 2200 for Christmas.

Sad!

[Skittles]

8. yes, my brother died a year ago tomorrow

that was tough

[superconnected]

6. how does someone in a tank die by "small fire"?

[RamboLiberal]

7. He was shot by a sniper as he opened the hatch

Army Sgt. Dominic Sacco was killed Sunday morning. He was shot in the chest by a sniper as he was trying to open the hatch of his tank.

http://www.wnyt.com/x5987.xml?ag=x156&sb=x183


Sgt. Dominic Sacco, 32, who grew up in Albany, was killed Sunday in Iraq.