Fallen Soldiers
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A prayer I alway remember at times of death....
When I die if you need to weep
Cry for your brother or sister
Walking the Street beside you
And when you need me put your arms around anyone
And give them what you need to give me
I want to leave you something
Something better than words or sounds.
Look for me in people I've known or loved
And if you cannot give me away
At least let me live in your eyes and not on your mind.
You can love me most by letting hands touch hands
By letting bodies touch bodies
And by letting go of children that need to be free.
Love doesn't die, people do
So when all that's lef of me is love
Give me away.
-- Anon. From Life Prayers
From the Associated Press
U.S. Deaths in Iraq
As of Thursday, Sept. 16, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations
in Iraq had ended, 889 U.S. military members have died — 668 as a result of hostile action and 221 of non-hostile causes, according to the military’s numbers Thursday.
The latest deaths:
In three separate incidents, one Marine was killed in action and two died of wounds
sustained in action Thursday in Anbar province.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
Marine Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, DuQuoin, Ill.; died Wednesday from injuries
received in an attack in Anbar province, assigned to 1stBattalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground CombatCenter, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army 1st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, Atlanta; died Tuesday in Ramadi when his unit
was attacked, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea.
Army Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, Palouse, Wash.; died Tuesday in Mosul when his patrol
was attacked; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis,Wash.
Marine Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, Washington, D.C.; killed Tuesday in Anbar province,
assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, Mason, Texas; killed Monday in Anbar
province; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, Milwaukee; killed Monday in Anbar province; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Spc. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr., 20, Floresville, Texas; died Sept. 8, in Balad when explosives detonated near his convoy; assigned to the Army Reserves 644th Transportation Company, Beaumont, Texas.
Two soldiers died Monday in Taji when their vehicle was attacked; they were assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore. Army Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, Portland, Ore., and Army Spc. Benjamin
W. Isenberg, 27, Sheridan, Ore.
May peace be with you.
A prayer I alway remember at times of death....
When I die if you need to weep
Cry for your brother or sister
Walking the Street beside you
And when you need me put your arms around anyone
And give them what you need to give me
I want to leave you something
Something better than words or sounds.
Look for me in people I've known or loved
And if you cannot give me away
At least let me live in your eyes and not on your mind.
You can love me most by letting hands touch hands
By letting bodies touch bodies
And by letting go of children that need to be free.
Love doesn't die, people do
So when all that's lef of me is love
Give me away.
-- Anon. From Life Prayers
From the Associated Press
U.S. Deaths in Iraq
As of Thursday, Sept. 16, 1,027 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 777 died as a result of hostile action and 250 died of non-hostile causes.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations
in Iraq had ended, 889 U.S. military members have died — 668 as a result of hostile action and 221 of non-hostile causes, according to the military’s numbers Thursday.
The latest deaths:
In three separate incidents, one Marine was killed in action and two died of wounds
sustained in action Thursday in Anbar province.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
Marine Lance Cpl. Drew M. Uhles, 20, DuQuoin, Ill.; died Wednesday from injuries
received in an attack in Anbar province, assigned to 1stBattalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Ground CombatCenter, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Army 1st Lt. Tyler H. Brown, 26, Atlanta; died Tuesday in Ramadi when his unit
was attacked, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Hovey, Tongduchon City, Korea.
Army Sgt. Jacob H. Demand, 29, Palouse, Wash.; died Tuesday in Mosul when his patrol
was attacked; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Lewis,Wash.
Marine Maj. Kevin M. Shea, 38, Washington, D.C.; killed Tuesday in Anbar province,
assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Lance Cpl. Mathew D. Puckett, 19, Mason, Texas; killed Monday in Anbar
province; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Marine Cpl. Adrian V. Soltau, 21, Milwaukee; killed Monday in Anbar province; assigned to 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Army Spc. Lauro G. DeLeon Jr., 20, Floresville, Texas; died Sept. 8, in Balad when explosives detonated near his convoy; assigned to the Army Reserves 644th Transportation Company, Beaumont, Texas.
Two soldiers died Monday in Taji when their vehicle was attacked; they were assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore. Army Staff Sgt. David J. Weisenburg, 26, Portland, Ore., and Army Spc. Benjamin
W. Isenberg, 27, Sheridan, Ore.
May peace be with you.
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