In Memoriam

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For anyone interested, there is a website where you can get information about prisoner of war and missing in action troops.

It's The Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO)

[cassiesmom]

this is about a firefighter who fell down a ladder while trying to put out a grease fire at a restaurant - he was carrying about 75 lb of equipment at the time. Sad.

Christopher D. Wheatley, C.F.D., 31, died August 9, 2010 in line of duty. Beloved son of Dan and Mary, nee Delaney; dearest brother of Kimberley (Chris) Skubic; cherished fiancée of Jessica Roberts; also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Chris loved all of his brothers and sisters at the Chicago Fire Department, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Bears. Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd Street, Oak Lawn to St. John Fisher Church, 103rd & Fairfield, Chicago, Mass 10:30 a.m. Entombment Mausoleum of the Archangels, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL. Visitation Thursday 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Burn Camp-Illinois Fire Safety Alliance, P.O. Box 911, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 will be appreciated.

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7 August 2010

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

Pfc. John E. Andrade, 19, of San Antonio, Texas, died Aug. 7 at DE Khak Chupan Turah, Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

[RICHARD]

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article...ers%2F19587400

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I saw that on NBC Evening News the other night - isn't it fantastic, and wonderful.

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9 August 2010

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

Sgt. Jose L. Saenz III, 30, of Pleasanton, Texas, died Aug. 9 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

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11 August 2010

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

Sgt. Christopher N. Karch, 23, of Indianapolis, Ind., died Aug. 11 in Arghandab Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.