In Memoriam

**Grace** · 03-16-2010, 10:12 PM

12 March 2010

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

Sgt. 1st Class Glen J. Whetten, 31, of Mesa, Ariz., died March 12 near Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

**Grace** · 03-17-2010, 10:23 PM

13 March 2010

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

Spc. Steven J. Bishop, 29, of Christiansburg, Va., died March 13 in Tikrit, Iraq, while supporting combat operations. He was assigned to the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C.

**Grace** · 03-19-2010, 07:40 AM

From the NY Times - The bedrooms left behind

**Daisy and Delilah** · 03-22-2010, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Grace

From the NY Times - The bedrooms left behind

I'm in tears after looking at these pictures. I can't believe how many quilts there are on the beds. Almost all of them has a hand made quilt. It tells me how much those young people were loved and missed and always will be. A quilter made the quilt personally for them.

How painful it must have been to keep those rooms like they were and allow photographers in the home to take pictures. Perhaps it helped the families to pay tribute to their fallen loved ones.

Thanks, Gretchen. It's so touching that someone thought of preserving the very rooms that were part of their lives for years.

**Grace** · 03-19-2010, 01:44 PM

16 March 2010

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

Staff Sgt. Richard J. Jordan, 29, of Tyler, Texas, died March 16 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

**Grace** · 03-19-2010, 01:45 PM

16 March 2010

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II, 28, of Richfield, Ohio, died March 16 of wounds sustained March 8 while supporting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

**Grace** · 03-19-2010, 01:49 PM

Great Britain

Lance Cpl. Scott Hardy, 26, Chelmsford, England

Pvt. James Grigg, 20, Hartismere, Suffolk, England

Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment

Two British soldiers killed when a roadside bomb exploded during an operation 12.4 miles (20 km) north of Musa Qalah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on March 16, 2010

**Grace** · 03-19-2010, 01:51 PM

Great Britain

Capt. Martin Driver, 31, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

Company A, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment

Died on March 15, 2010, at Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, England, of wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on February 21, 2010