This Week: In Memoriam
This Week with George Stephanopoulos marks the passings of journalist John Mashek and the Ft. Hood shooting victims.
Civilian Michael Grant Cahill, 62, of Cameron
Major L. Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va.
Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, of Plymouth, Ind.
Capt. John P. Gaffaney, 54, of San Diego, Calif.
Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn.
Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Tillman, Okla.
Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis.
Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah
Pfc. Michael Pearson, 22, of Bolingbrook, Ill.
Capt. Russell Seager, 41, of Racine, Wis.
Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago. She was pregnant.
Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, of Havre de Grace, Md.
Spc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn.
In addition, the Pentagon has released the names of 9 servicemembers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Army SPC Joseph L Gallegos, 39, of Questa, NM
Army PFC Brian R Bates, Jr 20, of Gretna, LA
Army SPC Adrian L Avila, 19, of Opelika, AL
Army PFC Lukas C Hopper, 20, of Merced, CA
Army SPC Christopher M Cooper, 28, of Oceanside, CA
Army SPC Jonathon M Sylvestre, 21, of Colorado Springs, CO
Marine Sgt Cesar B Ruiz, 26, of San Antonio, TX
Army SSG Amy C Tirador, 29, of Albany, NY
Army SPC Julian L Berisford, 25, of Benwood, WV
According to iCasualties, this brings the total number of allied servicemembers killed in Iraq to 4,677, in Afghanistan, 1,513. During this same period, Iraq Body Count lists 56 Iraq civilians killed. For the month of October, 438 civilians were killed in Iraq.
Adjusted for population, the October slaughter in Iraq would be the equivalent of 6570 deaths in the US. Just for October. And just reported deaths.
Yup, that surge sure worked wonders.
Almost as many American servicemembers died in one week as a result of Bush/Cheney's terrorist attack on Iraq as did in Hasan's attach at Ft. Hood. Where's Holy Joe with his hearings?
is apparently in hot pursuit of the use of Allahu Akbar, an expression of faith, now a prerequisite to terrorism.
Here we go again - 20/20 hindsight with a fear-foreigner-complex this time about a trusted high ranking military U.S. citizen who had actually been here for quite some time.
The level of oversight seems flawed when no one recommended to Dr. Hasan to mandatorily seek help and that his deployment had perhaps meant more than the quality of service that he was not in possession of on that fateful day.
Was Pvt. Francheska Velez getting ready to be deployed while pregnant?
When I see some names and ages above I can't help wonder why our military finds it easier to recruit people so young. When I think back on my own level of maturity at those ages it seems incorrect to assume that a level of better judgment can be trained into these teenagers.
No, she had recently returned from Iraq, and was getting ready to go on maternity leave.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution of the United States of America, and to the republic which it established, one nation from many peoples, promising liberty and justice for all
The names of nine British soldiers killed in action this week should be included on the list:
Warrant Officer Class I Darren Chant
Sergeant Matthew Telford
Guardsman James Major
Acting Corporal Steven Boote
Corporal Nicholas Webster-Smith
Trooper Christopher Whiteside
Captain Ben Babington-Browne
Lance Corporal Dane Elson
Lance Corporal David Dennis
The funeral for Sapper Steven Marshall, who died October 30, will be held in Calgary on Tuesday, November 10. His beloved Calgary Flames honoured him last night:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Flames+fa...
My deepest condolences go out to their families and loved ones. The sacrifices of these brave soldiers will never be forgotten.
And thats the tragedy, its ongoing with no end in sight. Canada's entire defense budget is going towards Afghanistan, and the worlds 2nd largest spender on defense, England, is also heavily involved there.
Canada was smart enough to sit out Vietnam but not so much on Afghanistan, which I dont think any NATO country or former Eastern European nation in desperate economic straits and being pimped out by Uncle Sam should risk the lives of one of their soldiers there. Its worse than Vietnam in terms of "victory", this is not about that, its about subjugation using warlords as hired hitmen. Weve occupied this nation since 2001 and have what to show for it? More violence than ever is it?
Radix Omnium Malorum Avaritia
It saddens me greatly. It's time to bring them all home.
a million + lives gone for what , millions more displaced , untold number wounded ,water supply and soil contaimnated from the use of DU , birth defects because of the use of DU , their archaeological heritage destroyed and looted . Anymore people say we our ( the US ) the greatest country in the world , and in my quite voice and deadpan expression i ask " at what " .
Sinister we are FUBAR as a peace loving nation , and when was the last time we were not in a war , i was born in 1947 how many yrs of peace have we had in the last 62 yrs , 10 / 15 maybe , too sad outright sickening really ! .
every time you throw a little mud , you lose a little ground .
Shameful.
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