Americans Keep Dying

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19-Year Old California Servicewoman Dies of Burns Sustained in July

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_6868919

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Slain GI: 'Every Day I Wake Up I Wonder if It’s My Last Day' (NY)

http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2007/09/20/news/cover_story/news01.txt

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Father of Slain Soldier: 'So Many Lives Have Been Lost' (NY)

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/NEWS02/709110364

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With 2 Months Left, Family Was Prepareing for Soldier's Return (GA)

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2007/09/14/soldier0914.html

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Clare (MI) Soldier Leaves Behind Wife and Two Young Daughters

http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=local&id=5663804

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Pensacola (FL) Soldier Always Wanted to Serve His Country

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070921/NEWS01/709210331/1006

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Young Grandview (WA) Soldier Dies in Iraq

http://www.yakimaherald.com/page/dis/289868522722988

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San Jose (CA) Marine Killed in Tank Blast

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6879872?nclick_check=1

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Soldier (FL) With Ties to Tennessee Killed by Explosive Device in Iraq

http://www.wpsdtv.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=b0b90376-fe94-4890-ab4a-458f2244ea1b

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Texas Soldier Gave His Best to Country

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/5133651.html

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Fallen Soldier (TX) Remembered as Role Model

http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20070918/NEWS01/709180336

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I won't post up the number of people who have died through America and England senselessly bombing the shit out of countries, other wise the whole site will crash..

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This site crashing??????????????

Is this another diversion?

Don't like the threads, so just shut the hell up.

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Pelzer (SC) Soldier Killed on Second Iraq Tour

http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/NEWS01/709160320

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Special Forces Marine (CA) Killed in Afghanistan

http://lassennews.com/News_Story.edi?sid=4228&mode=thread&order=0

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Services Held for Indiana Soldier Killed in Iraq Vehicle Rollover

http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/9888331.html

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Paratrooper (MD) Killed in Iraq Crash Recalled as Loyal, Athletic

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/14/paratrooper_killed_in_iraq_crash_recalled_as_loyal _athletic/

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Flags at Half-Staff to Honor Ismay (MT) Solider Killed in Baghdad

http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7062953&nav=menu227_4

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Trenton (FL) Soldier Had Hoped to Become Game Warden

http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20070917/NEWS/709170308/1002/NEWS

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Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier Killed in Iraq

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20070916_N_J__Marine__headed_home__is_killed.html

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School Mourns North Carolina Soldier's Death

http://news14.com/content/top_stories/587194/school-mourns-soldier-s-death/Default.aspx

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Atco (NJ) Marine Killed in Anbar Province

http://blog.nj.com/njwardead/2007/09/lance_cpl_jon_hicks_september.html

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Indiana Soldier Dies in Combat in Iraq

http://heraldargus.com/archives/ha/display.php?id=385115

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To be continued...................:(

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Alabama Soldier Known for Writings on War Dies in Iraq

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003644955

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Tennessee Soldier's Wife Celebrates Birth; Grieves Husband's Loss in Iraq

http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/MICRO060301/70925049/1310/MTCN0301

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Newport (DE) Soldier Dies in Noncombat Accident in Iraq

http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2007/09/25/news/092607arsoldkill.txt

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California Paratrooper Took on Responsibility Far Beyond That of Someone His Age

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20070927-9999-1m27fallen.html

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Soldier's Death Brings War Home at Novato High (CA)

http://www.marinij.com/ci_6957576?source=most_viewed

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Mourners in Houston (TX) Bid Farewell to Fallen Corporal

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/5172877.html

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Huron (SD) Mourns Fallen Soldier

http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070927/NEWS/709270346/1001

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Alabama Man Remembered as Model Soldier

http://www.thedailysentinel.com/story.lasso?ewcd=ab62d7fce17bd88f

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Oklahoma Soldier Killed in Iraq

http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/187738.html

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To be continued.

[megafish33]

War = Population Reduction :(

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Absolutely!!



War = Population Reduction :(

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Mother Knew It Was Bad News When Soldiers Came Looking for Her (WV)
http://www.dailymail.com/images/marchand1.jpg

http://www.dailymail.com/story/News/2007101061/Mother-knew-it-was-bad-news-when-soldiers-were-looking-for-her/

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Wife of Florida Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Was Set to Deploy Also

Fallen Orange City soldier was 'doing something that I love'

http://www.topix.net/content/trb/2007/10/fallen-orange-city-soldier-was-doing-something-that-i-love

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Accident Claims Life of Indiana Sailor in Iraqi

Accident claims life of local sailor

http://www.perrycountynews.com/content/articles/2007/10/04/top_story/t1.jpg

http://www.perrycountynews.com/articles/2007/10/04/top_story/t1.txt

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Las Vegas (NV) Soldier Dies of Illness in Iraq

http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=18843


Paratrooper (PR) Dies From Blast Wounds in Iraq

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=274341


Everett (WA) Soldier 'Was a Quiet, Respectful and Honorable Son'

http://dhimg.sv.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Dato=20071010&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=710100038&Ref=AR&avis=DH&MaxW=625&MaxH=500
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20071010/NEWS01/710100038/0/sports

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Soldier (WI) Wounded in May Bombing in Iraq Dies



http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/oct07/was101107-125.jpg

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=673507

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Glenwood (IA) Soldier Dies in Iraq Bomb Blast
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071010/NEWS/710100384/1001

Soldier Who Grew Up in Los Osos (CA) Dies in Iraq
http://www.topix.net/content/kri/2007/10/soldier-who-grew-up-in-los-osos-dies-in-iraq

'Gung-Ho' Soldier Left Tough Streets of DC for the Army
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100402812.html

Savannah (GA) Soldier With 10th Mountain Div Dies in Iraq
http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/installation/pao/news/2007/0709-16/0709-16young.JPG
Spc. John J. Young, an infantryman assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, died of a non-combat related cause at Camp Striker, Iraq Sept. 21.
http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/installation/pao/releases/newsItem.asp?id=2007/0709-16

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Hundreds Say Goodbye to Irish-Born Servicewoman (MA) Killed in Afghanistan
http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2007/10/06/news/news03.txt


Samoan-Born Hayward (CA) Man Killed by Small-Arms Fire in Iraq
http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site181/2007/1008/20071008_090827_milo_VIEWER.jpg
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_7117116?nclick_check=1


Soldier From White Hall (ARK) Killed in Iraq Bombing
http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7155985


Wisconsin Medic Saved Others in Iraq
Madison soldier wanted to help people, family says
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=672246

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[premasai]

And what about all the Iraqis that keep dying in numbers so much higher than Americans?


19-Year Old California Servicewoman Dies of Burns Sustained in July

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_6868919

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Arlington National Cemetery to Expand for Iraq War Losses

http://www.antiwar.com/photos/arlington-copters.jpg

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/10/13/1192317047_2401/410w.jpg
The honor guard held a flag at the funeral of Specialist Ari Brown-Weeks, killed in Iraq, at Arlington National Cemetery. (Bill O'Leary/Washington Post)


http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/10/14/arlington_to_expand_for_iraq_war_losses/

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Number Of Iraqis Slaughtered In U.S. War On Iraq
1,087,537

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Soldier From Arkansas Killed by Roadside Bomb After Just 2 Weeks in Iraq

http://media.kspr.com/images/iraq%20soldier4.jpg
http://www.kspr.com/news/local/10549567.html

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Wife and Mom (FL) With Ties to Oklahoma Dies a Hero in Iraq

http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2007/10/13/20/515-01iraq13_mhd_cpj.embedded.prod_affiliate.56.JPG

Raymond Clamens, 33, lost his wife, Lillian, 35, during mortar fire targeting her camp during her first deployment to Iraq. The couple have both served in the military.
Slide show | Army Staff Sgt. Lillian Clamens

http://www.miamiherald.com/460/story/271079.html

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Ohio Reservist Killed in Rocket Attack on Base Near Baghdad Airport

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/images/oct/Samuel_Pearson_10-12-07_A1_KU85O6U.jpg
Spc. Pearson

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/10/12/soldier.ART_ART_10-12-07_A1_7185MIK.html?sid=101

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Decorated Green Beret From Krum (TX) Killed in Iraq

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/wfaa/10-07/1017_monschke390x219.jpg
WFAA-TV
Justin Monschke's mother holds a high school photo of her son.

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa071017_wz_monschke.17a7c6df9.html

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9/11 Propelled Soldier (CA) Who Died in Vehicle Rollover in Baghdad

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2007/10/16_t/mn_cady_t.gif
Frank Cady III always wanted to join the Army, but the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks only motivated the Sacramento man even more to enlist.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/16/BANKSQ9NN.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

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Outsize Outpouring of Grief for Marine (TX) Who Died in Iraq

http://images.zwire.com/local/Z/Zwire2287/zwire/images/2007/10/story/1071016BurrisFuneral1_story.jpg
Mark M. Hancock/The Enterprise

Patriot Guard riders assemble before the funeral of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jeremy W. Burris at Cornerstone Church in Liberty on Tuesday. The Marine was killed by a roadside bomb in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/site/news.cfm?dept_id=512588&PAG=461&newsid=18924438

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'Everyone's Soldier' Buried in Oxnard (CA)

Video: Funeral for Gilberto Meza


http://gallery.venturacountystar.com/staffVideos/192.jpg
The military funeral for Cpl. Gilberto Meza who died in Iraq.

Watch now »

http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2007/oct/17/everyones-soldier-buried-oxnar/

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One End to Soldier's Two Lives (CT)

Sgt. Lantieri died last week after a trucking accident south of Baghdad. He was buried Thursday in the town that hosted his rebirth. The people of Killingworth came out, mixing with uniformed troops and veterans.

http://www.topix.net/content/trb/2007/10/one-end-to-soldiers-two-lives

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Father: 'I Have to Believe in What He Believed In' (MA)

Family from Mass. mourns soldier

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/10/15/1192502473_9504/300h.jpg
Army Private First Class Kenneth J. Iwasinski, 22, of Belchertown, was killed in Iraq. His father said he had a strong sense of patriotism.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/16/family_from_mass_mourns_soldier/

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Michigan Soldier's Character Bred Respect

Donald L. Munn II: Soldier's character bred respect.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710150353

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Soldier With Woodlands (TX) Ties Killed in Iraq Action

THE WOODLANDS - The last conversation Barbara Duckworth had with her son was about him fulfilling his destiny as a soldier.

Army Staff Sgt. Eric Duckworth, 26, always wanted to serve his country, she said, and this week he made the ultimate sacrifice when he was killed in action in Iraq.

http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?dept_id=532215&PAG=461&rfi=9&newsid=18909790

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Friends, Family, Fellow Servicemen Remember Ohio Soldier

Friends, family, fellow servicemen remember Dillon .
Cpl. Dillon, 22, was remembered by loved ones and friends Sunday in the school in which he graduated in 2004. He was killed in action Oct. 6 by insurgent gunfire in northern Iraq during his fourth tour of duty in the Middle East.

http://www.recordpub.com/images/media/20071015/photos/101507dillonfuneral101407PALts7-thumb.jpg

http://www.recordpub.com/images/media/20071015/photos/101507dillonfuneral101407PALts10-thumb.jpg

http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2702352

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Marine (CA) Dies of Heart Attack in Baghdad, Mom Has Heart Attack at the News

Paper Reveals: U.S. Marine Died from Heart Attack in Baghdad -- Then Mom Had Heart Attack When She Heard News

By E&P Staff

Published: October 26, 2007 4:15 PM ET

NEW YORK As E&P has often chronicled in the past year, the toll of noncombat deaths among U.S. troops in Iraq continues to climb (in fact, it has surged lately), not well over 700 of the total of almost 4000. The Pentagon rarely releases any details about them beyond saying they are "under investigation." But local papers, after interviewing friends of families, sometime provide information on an accident, illness, friendly fire, or suicide.

It happened again this week, after the death of Cpl. Erik T. Garoutte, 22, of Santee, Ca. He was a Marine who died one week ago at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune he "was exercising when he collapsed. He never regained consciousness."

More tragedy followed: "His mother, Donna Stone of Santee, had a heart attack after hearing about his death. 'The doctor said that literally a piece of her heart died with him,' said Jeff Stine, a family friend and associate pastor at Zion Christian Fellowship in Spring Valley."

Garoutte was assigned to the 1st Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Marine Corps Security Force Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Norfolk, Va.

The Union-Tribune related that "the family hopes an autopsy will explain what caused Garoutte to die."


http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003664265

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Utah Soldier Killed in Afghanistan 'Didn't Expect to Survive Sixth Combat Tour'

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site297/2007/1025/20071025__ut_soldierkilledplug_1025~1_Viewer.jpg

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7275099

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DC Guardsman Killed After Nine Days in Iraq

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/26/AR2007102601191.html?hpid=topnews

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/10/26/PH2007102602238.jpg
Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr., 52, lived in Upper Marlboro. (Family Photo)

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Soldier (CA) Killed in Iraq Leaves Behind Wife of Six Months

They were only married a little more than six months, but the widow of Spc. Vincent A. Madero says he made an enduring impact on her life.

Madero, a 22-year-old California native, died from injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device Wednesday in Iraq. At the time he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, but the soldier leaves behind a young wife in North Pole as well.

Read on:
http://newsminer.com/2007/10/21/9475

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Iraq War Claims One of Our Own (CA)

A couple of weeks ago Kim Geiger of Lone Pine put her son's name on the Mom's Club list to receive packages from home. 23 year old Wayne Geiger joined the Army and went to Iraq in September. Friday morning, the Army called Randy and Kim Geiger with the terrible news that their son, Wayne, had been killed by an explosive device.

http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/images/stories/fallen_soldier.jpg

http://www.ksrw.sierrawave.net/site/content/view/324/48/

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Dad: 'He Was My Best Friend' (AR)

A San Antonio family is mourning the loss of their courageous son.

First Lieutenant Thomas Martin’s life was taken by hostile fire in Iraq.


http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA102007.sa_GI_killed.KENS.18e90597e.html

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Sailor Supporting OIF: 'She Always Had Big Smiles' (FL)

A TWIST of fate put one of two US servicewomen shot dead in their US barracks in the wrong place at the wrong time, it emerged yesterday.

Anamarie Sannicolas Camacho, 20, was killed alongside 19-year-old room-mate Genesia Mattril Gresham at around 5am on Monday.

Their alleged killer, fellow serviceman Clarence Jackson, 20, was still in critical condition in the BDF Hospital last night, after apparently shooting himself in the head immediately after the killings.

Ms Camacho, 20, from Panama City, Florida, joined the US Navy in June last year, because she could not afford to go to college, her heartbroken mother has revealed.

Jovy Paulino described her daughter as a "happy person", who only joined the military in the hope of obtaining a degree.

"She always had big smiles," Ms Paulino said in an interview with the daily Saipan Tribune.

"She was an individual who was filled with energy."

Ms Paulino said her daughter knew that going to college would be too expensive, so she joined the navy after graduating from school, so she could fulfil her dream of obtaining a degree.

"She always tried to do things on her own. She was an independent child," said Ms Paulino, who lives in Tinian, one of the same group of Northern Marinas islands as Saipan.

Ms Paulino said her daughter's body was expected to arrive home next Monday.

She is hoping her daughter will be given a memorial service along with full military honours.

Ms Camacho shared a room in barracks at the Naval Support Activity base, in Juffair, with Ms Gresham, of Lithonia, Georgia, who had only been in the military for 11 months.

The women, who each held the rank of master-at-arms, were reportedly shot almost immediately after one of them answered a knock on the door.

Jackson, who was found unconscious with a head wound, had only just been reprieved from a restraining order after attacking one of the women, said to be his ex-girlfriend, weeks earlier, said sources.

US navy officials yesterday said it would be inappropriate to comment on what charges he may face, since he is in such a critical condition.

Doctors have said he is not expected to survive or to ever regain consciousness, since the bullet passed through his brain.

Jackson was part of the base security team and as such authorised to carry a loaded gun.

A spokeswoman said only authorised personnel were allowed to carry guns on the base. She dismissed allegations that Jackson had attacked one of the victims before as "rumours".

The spokeswoman confirmed that people working on the US base were allowed to have relationships, as long as they adhered to the strict fraternity policy and it was not disruptive to the workforce

"They have to be within their own pay grade and chain of command," she told the GDN.

The spokeswoman was unable to confirm a report in the official US military publication Stars and Stripes that a memorial for victims was to be held on Sunday.

It also emerged earlier that security teams at first thought a gunman was still on the loose, immediately after the shootings.

Hundreds of personnel were evacuated from barracks within the base, as armed teams searched the building.

Many were in underwear or nightclothes and had to be provided with clothing from the base stores, since they were not allowed back into their rooms for several hours, said sources.

Stars and Stripes reported that the incident took place on the fourth floor of the barracks, which houses both visiting military personnel and junior enlisted sailors. The barracks are reportedly less than 50 metres from the Freedom Suq, a popular shopping and recreation area within the base.

Personnel living in the barracks were initially evacuated to the nearby gymnasium, said the report. The lock-down at the base was lifted after about an hour, but it was apparently several hours before personnel were allowed back into the barracks.

http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=197748&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30219

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Latta (SC) Mourns Soldier's Death in Afghanistan

LATTA — Two days after the the death of of a S.C. National Guard Sgt. Edward O. Philpot, the small town of Latta in Dillon County where he lived with his family continues to mourn his loss.
Philpot, 38, died Tuesday in Afghanistan as a result of a vehicle rollover while he was traveling with the 218th Brigade Combat Team , according to a press release from S.C. National Guard Public Affairs Office.
Philpot was serving with the 1st Battalion 263rd Cavalry (Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition) S.C. National Guard Unit based in Mullins, according to the U.S. Department of Defense He had been in the National Guard for nine years.
He graduated from Coastal Carolina University in Conway, and leaves behind a wife and three young daughters.
Close friends said he was very involved in the community and a dedicated member of Dillon Church of God.
Over the past eight years, Richard Kopituk said, what began as the interaction between a customer and employee developed into a relationship similar to that of a father and son.
“He told us that he really thought of us like substitute parents,” said Kopituk, owner of RJK Frames and Things in Latta.
Close friends said Philpot spent his Saturday mornings taking his three daughters to Kopituk’s coffee shop for cookies.
“Well, you’re just kind of shocked at first. I think this is the first time the war has really been brought that close to us,” said Neyette Williams, Philpot’s neighbor of eight years.
“It’s just a devastating thing. He’s the first one from here that we have lost, and of course it’s sad anytime you lose somebody,” she said. “But, this hits very close to home because we look out that front door every day and realize he’s not gonna come back anymore.”
Williams said while Philpot was proud to serve his country, he was also a proud father, husband and man of God.
Dillon Church of God has established a memorial fund for the Philpot family. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 573 Dillon, SC 29536 in care of the church.
A fund has also been set up at First Bank in Latta.
Philpot’s funeral will be held in Manchester, Ky., where most of his family lives, sometime next week. A representative from Rominger Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements, said a time and date for services has not been announced.
Two months ago, 20-year-old Spc. Kodi Tyler of Latta, who also was serving in Philpot’s unit, was seriously injured in combat in Afghanistan and continues to recover.
Just a week before Tyler was injured, U.S. Army Pvt. Juan Manuel Lopez Jr. was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Lopez, who died Aug. 13, was the first Florence resident to die in the mission.
The last Pee Dee serviceman to die in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Department of Defense, was U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Carlyle Hicks, 25, of Jefferson in Chesterfield County. Hicks, who was killed when his Pave Hawk helicopter crashed March 23, 2003, was serving with the 41st Rescue Squadron from Moody Air Force Base in Georgia.
That same month, 19-year-old U.S. Army Pfc. Spence Alexander McNeil of Bennettsville died March 8, 2003, as a result of an accident in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, while participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. McNeil was serving with the 3rd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment from Fort Bliss, Texas.
Another Florence County native, 48-year-old U.S. Sgt. Maj. Army Michael Boyd Stack of Lake City, was killed in action in Iraq on April 14, 2004.
Others from the area who have died in Iraq, according to The Associated Press, are:
n U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Carl L. Anderson Jr., 21, of Georgetown, Aug. 29, 2004.
n U.S. Army Spc. Anthony C. Owens, 21, of Conway, Feb. 1, 2006.
n U.S. Army Spc. Seth A. Hildreth, 26, of Myrtle Beach, Aug. 27, 2006.

— Staff Writer Jamie Rogers contributed to this report.

http://www.morningnewsonline.com/midatlantic/scp/news.apx.-content-articles-FMN-2007-10-25-0021.html

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Dunnellon (FL) Man Wanted to Join the Military His Entire Life

http://osimg.ny.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=OS&Date=20071017&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=210170338&Ref=AR&Profile=1356&MaxW=250

DUNNELLON - Former classmates and administrators described Army Spc. Jason B. Koutroubas as a smart, quiet student who always wanted to join the military. "There was no doubt about that," said Michael McClain Jr., a friend. "He was looking forward to going to college when he got back."

Koutroubas died Oct. 14 in Tal Afar, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Koutroubas, 21, suffered his fatal injuries in a non-combat-related incident. The death is under investigation.

His parents' home near Dunnellon was quiet Tuesday afternoon. An American flag waved in the afternoon breeze. A truck with an "Army Dad" tag was parked in the yard.

A relative, identified as Koutroubas' aunt, answered the door at the family home but declined to say much.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20071017/NEWS/210170338/1356/NEWS01&source=RSS

[octopusrex]

Americans keep dying..

Hmmmm..

How bout we change that to human beings keep dying.

[grover66]

True, human beings do keep dying: "Coalition of the Willing" personnel, Iraqui civilians, etc.

I was born in 1966 so I can't speak from firsthand knowledge. However, the movies I've seen and whatnot regarding the Vietnam War seem to show a lot more public outrage (I'm thinking of the crowd scene in Washington in "Forest Gump") and I'm thinking of the, "Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?" protest anthem. Is it my imagination or do people these days just not give a shit? Maybe it's a result of our desensitisation from watching so many violent movies and TV? I mean, whatever happened to the outrage? How come this isn't headlining the news .. ah, fuck it. I give up. People just don't give a shit any more.

[octopusrex]

The really important question here is: What is needed to bring peace to the middle east?

My opinion:

1. Deal with Israel.

2. Stop trying steal oil.

3. Leave the damn place alone!

4. Give the Arabs a very clear warning that the next time they attack a non-arab nation, the response will be nuclear.

Of course my opinion is useless because I have never spoken personally to the Chiefs of Staff, the wonderful folks who decide who lives and who dies out there and down here too.