This Week: In Memoriam
By Nicole Belle Sunday Oct 25, 2009 5:00pm
This Week with George Stephanopoulos notes the passings of comedian Soupy Sales, former Wyoming governor and senator Clifford P. Hansen, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jack Nelson and TV theme songwriter Vic Mizzy. In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 12 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army SGT Christopher M Rudzinski, 28, of Rantoul, IL
Army SSG Chris N Staats, 32, of Fredericksburg, TX
Army SPC Anthony G Green, 28, of Matthews, NC
Army SSG Glen H Stivison, Jr, 34, of Blairsville, PA
Army SPC Jesus O Flores, Jr, 28, of La Mirada, CA
Army SPC Daniel C Lawson, 33, of Deerfield Beach, FL
Army PFC Brandon M Styer, 19, of Lancaster, PA
Army PFC Daniel J Rivera, 22, of Rochester, NY
Army SPC Michael A Dahl Jr, 23, of Moreno Valley, CA
Marine LCpl David R Baker, 22, of Painesville, OH
Army SSG Bradley Espinoza, 26, of Mission, TX
Army SPC Kyle A Coumas, 22, of Lockeford, CA
This brings the total number of allied killed in Iraq to 4,669; in Afghanistan, 1,469. During this same week, Iraq Body Count lists 74 Iraqi civilians killed. That does not include the more than 132 people killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad today. In Afghanistan, escalating violence along the Pakistan border has claimed the lives of more than 200.
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"Army PFC Brandon M Styer, 19, of Lancaster, PA"
19 ...? good God ...
Usually the local news around her tries to make any connection it can to the bigger world, like something was made here, or somebody famous was here once, or whatever. The other day, the news announced that Army PFC Daniel J Rivera, 22, of Rochester, NY, was killed, and would have been coming home shortly for the Thanksgiving holiday.
So very sad.
22 year olds ... very sad indeed.
To us these men and women are just names but just think to others they were someone's father,mother,brother,sister,aunt or uncle etc. So sad to be gone so soon for no reason.
I also look at the names of these small towns , most of which I've never heard of ... and think God, what a huge loss to that place ....
and Afghans killed. Hey, how about the 134 Iraqis killed in today's suicide bombings? Finally, an hour of TW that would be worth watching(??)
by some counts its easily over 1 million ... thats a lot of Cialis airtime ..
Do you really think the media is going to shed a tear of remembrance to anyone who isn't a white all-around wholesome real american?
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