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Posted: 6/20/2011 12:27:53 PM EDT
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"America has become a place where athletes and entertainers have become mistaken for people of importance." - Robert Heinlein This... 
Godspeed to these fallen Heroes, and prayers for their families. Came here to say this......
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Posted: 6/20/2011 2:44:45 PM EDT
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Another gratuitous bump. May not equal the 6 pages spent discussing some drunken idiot but every bit helps.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 2:57:17 PM EDT
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Right there with you, man.
Some guy dies who's been TRYING to die for years and the media acts like someone important died. I'd far rather see the media spend time reporting on the guys who died actually DOING something worthwhile. You know, guys like soldiers. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:01:44 PM EDT
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Rest in Peace, Gentlemen
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:08:23 PM EDT
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06/17/11 A 19-year-old Alaska-based soldier from central Wisconsin is dead and two other soldiers wounded after their Stryker vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department says Pvt. Ryan J. Larson of Friendship, Wisc., died Wednesday in Kandahar Province.
Larson had been in the U.S. Army for only a year. The infantryman joined the Army last June and arrived at Fort Wainwright in October.
Larson and the two wounded soldiers were assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright. They deployed to Afghanistan with their 4,000-soldier brigade in April.
The two wounded soldiers were not seriously hurt.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Larson "gave his life so that we may enjoy the blessings of a free society."
My point is, I get really pissed off how Ryan Dunn can crash his car after leaving a Bar and its all i see all over the internet and im sure it will be all over TV tonight.
I pisses me off how troops are treated in the country. Not mentioned in the news unless its a huge event. Let alone get 6 pages in GD and lets not forget i posted about one man........ RIP to all the warriors Lance Cpl. Jason D. Hill, 20, of Poway, Calif.; died June 11 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Sean M. N. O'Connor, 22, of Douglas, Wyo; died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Joshua B. McDaniels, 21, of Dublin, Ohio; died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Capt. Michael W. Newton, 30, of Newport News, Va.; died June 11 in Faryab province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident; assigned to 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.
-Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. O'Brien, 21, of Stanley, N.C.; died June 9 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Cpl. Matthew T. Richard, 21, of Acadia, La.; died June 9 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Cpl. William J. Woitowicz, 23, of Middlesex, Mass.; died June 7 while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
- Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison, 27, of New Bethlehem, Pa.; died June 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Two soldiers died June 5, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash; they were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Chief Warrant Officer Bradley J. Gaudet, 31, of Gladewater, Texas.
-Four soldiers died of wounds suffered June 4, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Killed were Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Miss.; Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 28, of Quitman, Texas; Spc. Devin A. Snyder, 20, of Cohocton, N.Y.; and Spc. Robert L. Voakes Jr., 21, of L'Anse, Mich. Voakes was posthumously promoted to specialist.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:09:10 PM EDT
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I'm doing my share to make sure this thread goes more than 7 pages.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:11:03 PM EDT
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+106.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:12:02 PM EDT
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06/17/11 A 19-year-old Alaska-based soldier from central Wisconsin is dead and two other soldiers wounded after their Stryker vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
The Defense Department says Pvt. Ryan J. Larson of Friendship, Wisc., died Wednesday in Kandahar Province.
Larson had been in the U.S. Army for only a year. The infantryman joined the Army last June and arrived at Fort Wainwright in October.
Larson and the two wounded soldiers were assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Wainwright. They deployed to Afghanistan with their 4,000-soldier brigade in April.
The two wounded soldiers were not seriously hurt.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Larson "gave his life so that we may enjoy the blessings of a free society."
My point is, I get really pissed off how Ryan Dunn can crash his car after leaving a Bar and its all i see all over the internet and im sure it will be all over TV tonight.
I pisses me off how troops are treated in the country. Not mentioned in the news unless its a huge event. Let alone get 6 pages in GD and lets not forget i posted about one man........ RIP to all the warriors Lance Cpl. Jason D. Hill, 20, of Poway, Calif.; died June 11 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Sean M. N. O'Connor, 22, of Douglas, Wyo; died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Lance Cpl. Joshua B. McDaniels, 21, of Dublin, Ohio; died June 12 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Capt. Michael W. Newton, 30, of Newport News, Va.; died June 11 in Faryab province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident; assigned to 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.
-Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. O'Brien, 21, of Stanley, N.C.; died June 9 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
-Cpl. Matthew T. Richard, 21, of Acadia, La.; died June 9 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Cpl. William J. Woitowicz, 23, of Middlesex, Mass.; died June 7 while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
- Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison, 27, of New Bethlehem, Pa.; died June 6 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
-Two soldiers died June 5, in Khost province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered as the result of a helicopter crash; they were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y. Killed were Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth R. White, 35, of Fort Collins, Colo., and Chief Warrant Officer Bradley J. Gaudet, 31, of Gladewater, Texas.
-Four soldiers died of wounds suffered June 4, in Laghman province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 793rd Military Police Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Killed were Sgt. Christopher R. Bell, 21, of Golden, Miss.; Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 28, of Quitman, Texas; Spc. Devin A. Snyder, 20, of Cohocton, N.Y.; and Spc. Robert L. Voakes Jr., 21, of L'Anse, Mich. Voakes was posthumously promoted to specialist.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:13:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:15:10 PM EDT
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RIP soldiers.
Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice and defending our freedoms!!! |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:18:13 PM EDT
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I get where you're going with this BUT if I recall correctly when MJ dies there were multiple threads one of which was like 40 pages. . . and that guy was a child molesting shell of a human. . .
Don't try and rationalize these things. . |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:22:56 PM EDT
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I understand your post, and I agree.
But you have to understand that Dunn was put in the public spotlight. No doubt that most of GD respects the military more than a celebrity, but hell where is the DRAMA in this type of thread. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:27:11 PM EDT
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In all fairness, the Ryan Dunn thread is 7 pages of people who do and don't give a fuck about him arguing back and forth. In this thread, there isn't any question of whether or not the men in the OP are important enough to care about. Thread length isn't necessarily indicative of the quality of content, more often than not it just means there's something for people to argue about. This post brought to you by the letter 6 and the color twelve. This is true. If I'm not mistaken, the first few posts in that thread are along the lines of "meh, who cares, it's what you get when you act like those guys act and drive drunk." In general, I agreewith the idea though, the masses are so wrapped up in entertainers and athletes and don't even think twice about those men in the OP. But thread length here isn't a measure of that. The topic or idea of this thread hits home for me too, because I'm getting married in a week and a half and at the rehearsal dinner we are giving out little yellow ribbon candy favors my fiance made , since my close cousin is deployed with the Marines right now, my other cousin just enlisted 2 weeks ago, and I'm wearing my dress whites for the ceremony. Along with words of thanks, I also wanted to say a few words and thoughts about my cousins and service-members in general deployed overseas and the sacrifice they make for our country and our way of life. Would you believe that my fiance's liberal hippy sister got pissy because at the idea of that because she thinks it will make people uncomfortable, especially those that don't support the military! She says it's too much in everyone's face and is pushing an agenda on people that don't agree with me. I told her good, if a few words from me made people uncomfortable enough to think about how easy their lives are compared to so many in the world and the sacrifices of great Americans to give them that, then I did a good thing. The nerve this girl has Sorry to hijack but I was fuming over this principle today already and then this thread perfectly epitomized how warped so many people in this country are. I'm with you OP |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:27:51 PM EDT
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Rest in Peace, Gentlemen Actually Devin Snyder was female. She was buried not far form here last Saturday. Some 2000 thousand or so people showed up for her funeral. One member of the Patriot Gard called it the largest turnout for a soldier's funeral he had ever seen. When her body was transported from the Rochester Airport to her home town some 40 miles south there were so many people lining the route that the procession was never out of site of a person with a flag. Rural Western NY is a lot more like Texas than NYC. So Rest In Peace you soldiers all. Words simply fail. Thanks to you and your families. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:30:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:32:41 PM EDT
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A Blackhawk crashed killing everyone on board at Schofield Barracks the same day Dale Earnhart crashed. No one gave a shit then either.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:33:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:36:39 PM EDT
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It is sad how many people in this country just do not care about those fighting for us. Sad
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:41:02 PM EDT
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Ryan Dunn died....and the world gained IQ points back.
for the fallen
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:46:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 3:55:48 PM EDT
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Thank you all for your service to this country that I am grateful to live in.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:00:53 PM EDT
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"If I said a truck full of soldiers were blown to bits, nobody panics. Because it's all part of the plan."
RIP to the fallen warriors.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:05:43 PM EDT
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A toast, my friends, raise your glasses to "Absent Companions! 
Monk |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:06:57 PM EDT
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You're butthurt because someone started a thread in GENERAL DISCUSSION and it went a certain number of pages? You have way too much time on your hands.
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:15:33 PM EDT
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You really want front page coverage for the soldiers that are killed? To put a personal face/loss on each and every one and plaster it all over all media?
That would be the quickest way to destroy the morale of this country for any military conflict ever. It is what it is, and there's nothing wrong with people feeling bad at the loss of a celebrity; it doesn't make them bad people because they got to see a lot of that person and maybe felt a connection to him/her versus someone in the military that no one has ever heard of, seen, ANYTHING. Usually they just see a name in the paper. If someone went into the military knowing or expecting to get fame and fortune and celebrity status out of service, I would probably question their motives for joining. That being said, my heart goes out to the families of those killed in these conflicts, those who gave all so that we have the freedom to make a living getting shot in the nuts with a paintball gun, if that's the career path you choose. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:17:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 4:20:50 PM EDT
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It wasn't that long ago when every time the press had an article about a Soldier's death, we had threads ranting about how the press was intentionally trying to make news out of them in order to support their anti-war agenda.
I guess you can't win. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 9:51:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2011 10:02:38 PM EDT
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A toast, my friends, raise your glasses to "Absent Companions! http://www.outdoorbound.com/images/photos/BourbonTumbler.jpg Monk I know that toast well. 
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Posted: 6/20/2011 10:03:37 PM EDT
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he never made me laugh till i cried so...
but seriously, he is more important than dunn. may he rest in peace |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 10:07:50 PM EDT
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All those guys are heroes of the highest order. It isn't open to discussion or controversy.
However, your comparison and your gripe is missing the entire point. Go back and read the SIX pages. How many comments are positive thoughts and grief filled testimonials? Does that thread really strike you as an obituary filled with accolades and respect? Would you want those comments written about you? Or would you rather live and die in relative obscurity, but with honor? Fame isn't everything. In fact, It is nothing at all. |
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Posted: 6/20/2011 10:13:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/21/2011 9:50:22 AM EDT
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Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez, 25, of Englewood, Ohio, died June 20 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
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Posted: 6/21/2011 10:02:23 AM EDT
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Did not pay much attention to the Ryan Dunn thread since I do not really find Jackass entertaining. I dont want to sound insensative to his family's loss but you are completely correct, there should be more important things we should be hearing about... ie like honor this fallen hero who served!
R.I.P. to all the brave soldiers in our armed forces who have fought for us and paid the ultimate price. Quoted:
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Posted: 6/21/2011 10:02:44 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/21/2011 10:26:10 AM EDT
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Didn't even know who Dunn was...nor do I care to.
I read that list hoping I wouldn't see my buddies name in it. I just sent him a care package but if something happened to him I don't even know how I would find out? He is at FOB Ramrod, been pals since high school. RIP to that list of hero's and godspeed to their families. |
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Posted: 6/21/2011 10:27:42 AM EDT
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Absent Companions
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Posted: 6/21/2011 10:28:41 AM EDT
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RIP men.
Thank you for your sacrifice. |
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:17:16 AM EDT
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Sgt. James W. Harvey II, 23, of Toms River, N.J., died June 20 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Knox, Ky.
The OP is right...
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Posted: 6/22/2011 6:21:15 AM EDT
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1/25 is the unit that just replaced my unit (2 SCR)
RIP to those guys. We got hit running a convoy from Qulat Province to Kandahar, it was one of our last convoys, it was thier first. |
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Posted: 6/23/2011 11:00:00 AM EDT
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Seems that everyday there's another soldier that's not coming home....
Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, Fla., died June 20 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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Posted: 6/23/2011 11:04:23 AM EDT
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"If tomorrow I tell people a truckload of soldiers will get blown up, nobody cares, because it's all according to 'the plan.' But kill one little mayor celebrity and everybody LOSES THEIR MINDS!"
/joker |
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Posted: 6/24/2011 8:30:32 AM EDT
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Cpl. Gurpreet Singh, 21, of Antelope, Calif., died June 22 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
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Posted: 6/24/2011 8:32:48 AM EDT
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The other thread got 6 pages because there was arguing and disagreement.
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