In Memoriam

[Grace]

23 October 2010

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

Spc. Ronnie J. Pallares, 19, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., died Oct. 23 in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.

[Grace]

24 October 2010

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

Spc. Steven L. Dupont, 20, of Lafayette, La., died Oct. 24 at Rangrizan, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

[Grace]

24 October 2010

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

Sgt. 1st Class Charles M. Sadell, 34, of Columbia, Mo., died Oct. 24 at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered Oct. 5 at Arif Kala, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

[Grace]

22 October 2010

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

Staff Sgt. Aracely Gonzalez O’Malley, 31, of Brawley, Calif., died Oct. 22 at Homburg, Germany, of injuries sustained in a non combat incident Oct. 12 at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. She was assigned to the 307th Integrated Theater Signal Battalion, 516th Signal Brigade, 311th Signal Command, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

[Grace]

24 October 2010

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

Spc. Thomas A. Moffitt, 21, of Wichita, Kan., died Oct. 24 at Sarobi District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by insurgents with small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

[lizbud]

Grace, your post # 1038 contained a notice of one Indiana man killed in
Afganistan. I noticed a story about him in the local paper. I was shocked
to earn he had had left behind five children,besides his wife and his parents.

I didn't think someone with that many dependants would be allowed
to serve. Such a great loss for his children. I know during the
Draft, that wouldn't be allowed, would it?


http://www.indystar.com/article/2010...t|IndyStar.com

[Grace]

liz - they are so desperate for bodies, they will take anyone who can walk and breathe at the same time. I've heard about brothers serving at the same time - maybe not in the same unit, but in the same country.

You know, the only ones who are disqualified are gay. Hopefully that won't last much longer.