In Memoriam

[Grace]

14 September 2009

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device Sept. 14 in southern Afghanistan. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Killed were:

1st Lt. David T. Wright II, 26, of Moore, Okla.; and

Sgt. Andrew H. McConnell, 24, of Carlisle, Pa.

I wonder if/when this will ever end

[Grace]

These numbers do not include my last 3 posts -

From CNN -

Afghanistan

There have been 1,379 coalition deaths --
827 Americans,
11 Australians,
one Belgian,
214 Britons,
130 Canadians,
three Czech,
24 Danes,
21 Dutch,
six Estonians,
one Finn,
31 French,
30 Germans,
two Hungarians,
14 Italians,
three Latvian,
one Lithuanian,
four Norwegians,
13 Poles,
two Portuguese,
11 Romanians,
one South Korean,
25 Spaniards,
two Swedes
and two Turks --

in the war on terror as of September 16, 2009, according to a CNN count. The list also includes one U.S. Defense Department civilian employee. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. At least 3,896 U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I heard on the radio that three more troops were killed today in Afghanistan...

[Daisy and Delilah]

I seriously wonder how many Americans actually know about these young people that have died for our freedom.

Thank you again, Gretchen.

[RICHARD]

http://www.stylelist.com/blog/2009/0...s-to-his-fu%2F

[Grace]

Thank you, Richard.

Terry, I dare say many in this country scarcely give a thought to what is happening over there.

[RICHARD]

Thank you, Richard.

Terry, I dare say many in this country scarcely give a thought to what is happening over there.

That usually is the result of a drunken promise.

Guys, in their belief that we can win any fight, live forever, drink more than a pal, pick up the gal at the next table/at the end of the bar and own the baddest, fastest and cleanest car will make a drunken promise to a friend.

Usually draped all over each other and having a Grand Olde Tyme, we say things we would never say to each other sober, we make promises-some with absolutely no foot in reality, many forgotten as soon as we say them and some so bizarre we would never admit to even having them pop into our heads........

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He could have picked a nice black frock for his friend.

God knows us guys need some one to coordinate our outfits for us.