I would like to take this post to remember all those who have lost their lives in the defense of freedom, and in particular, the numerous men and women, heroes one and all, who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
God bless you and your families.

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PHILIP R. ALBERT
THOMAS F. ALLISON
MARC A. ANDERSON
EVANDER E. ANDREWS
TAMARA LONG ARCHULETA
MATTHEW W. BANCROFT
MICHAEL C. BARRY
BRYAN P. BERTRAND
JAY A. BLESSING
HELGE BOES
MATTHEW J. BORGEOIS
STEPHEN L. BRYSON
WILLIAM CARLSON
CURTIS A. CARTER
JOHN A. CHAPMAN
NATHAN R. CHAPMAN
STEVEN CHECO
HERBERT R. CLAUNCH
BRIAN MICHAEL CLEMENS
SHAWN M. CLEMENS
WALTER F. COHEE, III
MATTHEW A COMMONS
ROBERT J. COOK
SEAN M. CORLEW
BRIAN T. CRAIG
PETER P. CROSE
JASON D. CUNNINGHAM
BRYANT L. DAVIS
JEFFERSON D. DAVIS
JEROD R. DENNIS
JASON A. DISNEY
JAMES P. DORRITY
JAMES H. EBBERS
JOHN J. EDMUNDS
DANIEL W. EGGERS
HODY L. EGNOR
MICHAEL J. ESPOSITO, JR
CURITS FEISTNER
RYAN D. FORAKER
GREGORY MICHAEL FRMAPTON
JACOB L. FRAZIER
KERRY W. FRITH
CHAD C. FULLER
JUSTIN J. GALEWSKI
CHRISTOPHER P. GEIGER
SCOTT N. GERMOSEN
THOMAS J. GIBBONS
BENJAMIN L. GILMAN
NICHOLES DARWIN GOLDING
RODRIGO GONZALEZ-GARZA
KELVIN FELICIANO GUTIERREZ
DAVID E. HALL
NATHAN P. HAYS
JASON CARLYLE HICKS
MICHAEL J. JAKES, JR.
DENNIS JALLAH, JR.
JOSEPH A. JEFFRIES
BENJAMIN JOHNSON
DARRELL JONES
WILLIAM J. KERWOOD
PAUL W. KIMBROUGH
ADAM G. KINSER
DANIEL LEON KISLING, JR.
ANTHONY S. LAGMAN
MITCHELL A. LANE
RAYMOND LOSANO
MICHAEL MALTZ
CURTIS MANCINI
GIOVANNY MARIA
JAMIE O. MAUGANS
DANIEL G. MCCOLLUM
WILLIAM L. MCDANIEL, II
SPENCE A. MCNEIL
SETH R. MICHAUD
THIMOTHY WANE MOEHLING
ROBERT J. MORGENSEN
ORLANDO MORALES
DWIGHT J. MORGAN
JAMES D. MOWRIS
CHRISTPOPHBER GLENN MUELLER
EVAN W. O’NEILL
MARK O’STEEN
BRIAN OUELLETTE
BARTT D. OWENS
KRISTIAN E. PARKER
VINCENT PARKER
RONALD R. PAYNE, JR.
PEDRO PENA,
THEODORE L. PERREAULT
DANIEL H. PETITHORY
JASON THOMAS PLITE
STEVEN PLUMHOFF
BRUCE E. PRICE
JASON PROFITT
BRIAN C. PROSSER
THOMAS E. RETZER
JUAN M. RIDOUT
NEIL C. ROBERTS
DANIEL A. ROMERO
JUSTIN A. SCOTT
DANTON K. SEITSINGER
ANISSA A. SHERO
JOHN D. SMITH
JOHNNY MICHAEL SPANN
CHRISTOPHER J. SPEER
L. HARRIMAN STANLEY
JOHN STEIN
KRISTOFER J. STONESIFER
PHILIP J. SVITAK
PAUL A SWEENEY
DAVID M. TAPPER
JOHN E. TAYLOR
JOHN “MIKE” TEAL
ADAM L. THOMAS
PATRICK D. TILLMAN
WILLIAM JOHN TRACY, JR.
PETER P. TYCZ, II
GENE A VANCE, JR
BRANDON JAMES WADMAN
THOMAS A. WALKUP, JR
HOWARD A. WALTERS
JEANNETTE L. WINTERS
ROY A. WOOD
IRAQ
MICHAEL D. ACKLIN II
GENARO ACOSTA
STEVEN ACOSTA
JAMES ADAMOUSKI
ALGERNON ADAMS
MICHAEL R. ADAMS
MICHAEL S. ADAMS
THOMAS MULLEN ADAMS
JAMAAL R. ADDISON
TRISTAN AITKEN
RONALD D. ALLEN JR.
GLENN RICHARD ALLISON
DANIEL R. AMAYA
JOHN AMOS II
BRIAN E. ANDERSON
MICHAEL C. ANDERSON
MICHAEL ANDRADE
LEVI T. ANGELL
EDWARD ANGUIANO
ANDREW T. ARNOLD
RICHARD ARRIAGA
JIMMY J. ARROYAVE
ROBERT ARSIAGA
EVAN ASA ASHCRAFT
JAY THOMAS AUBIN
MATTHEW AUGUST
AARON C. AUSTIN
TYANNA AVERY-FELDER
ANDREW AVILES
ERIC A. AYON
HENRY A. BACON
ANDREW J. BADDICK
DANIEL BADER
NATHAN J. BAILEY
RYAN T. BAKER
SHERWOOD R. BAKER
CHAD E. BALES
SOLOMON C. BANGAYAN
DOMINIC R. BARAGONA
JONATHAN P. BARNES
EDWARD C. BARNHILL
ARIC J. BARR
MICHAEL PAUL BARRERA
TODD M. BATES
RONALD E. BAUM
ALAN N. BEAN JR.
BEAU R. BEAULIEU
RYAN ANTHONY BEAUPRE
JAMES L. BECKSTRAND
GREGORY BELANGER
AUBREY D. BELL
WILFRED D. BELLARD
JOSEPH P. BELLAVIA
WILLIAM M. BENNETT
ROBERT T. BENSON
DAVID R. BERNSTEIN
JOEL L. BERTOLDIE
STEPHEN A. BERTOLINO
MARK A. BIBBY
BENJAMIN W. BISKIE
MICHAEL E. BITZ
JARROD W. BLACK
THOMAS A. BLAIR
MICHAEL T. BLAISE
ERNESTO M. BLANCO
JAMES D. BLANKENBECLER
JOSEPH M. BLICKENSTAFF
TREVOR A. BLUMBERG
JEFF BOHR
CRAIG A. BOLING
DOYLE W. BOLLINGER JR.
KELLY BOLOR
STEVON BOOKER
CLARENCE E. BOONE
RACHEL K. BOSVELD
MATHEW BOULE
HESLEY BOX JR.
NOAH L. BOYE
EDWARD W. BRABAZON
TRAVIS J. BRADACH-NALL
KENNETH R. BRADLEY
STACEY C. BRANDON
ARTIMUS D. BRASSFIELD
JOEL K. BRATTAIN
JEFFREY F. BRAUN
STEVEN H. BRIDGES
KYLE A. BRINLEE
CORY W. BROOKS
THOMAS F. BROOMHEAD
BRUCE E. BROWN
HENRY L. BROWN
JOHNNY BROWN
LARRY K. BROWN
LUNSFORD BROWN II
NATHAN P. BROWN
PHILIP D. BROWN
TIMOTHY R. BROWN JR.
ANDREW D. BROWNFIELD
NATHAN BRUCKENTHAL
CEDRIC E. BRUNS
TODD J. BRYANT
ERNEST G. BUCKLEW
ROY BUCKLEY
PAUL J. BUECHE
CHARLES H. BUEHRING
BRIAN RORY BUESING
GEORGE E. BUGGS
CHRISTOPHER BUNDA
RICHARD A. BURDICK
JEFFREY BURGESS
TAMARIO D. BURKETT
TRAVIS LEE BURKHARDT
JESSE R. BURYJ
CHARLES E. BUSH JR.
MATTHEW D. BUSH
DAMIAN S. BUSHART
JACOB BUTLER
JOSHUA T. BYERS
JUAN C. CABRAL BANUELOS
CHARLES T. CALDWELL
NATHANIEL A. CALDWELL
JOSEPH CAMARA
MICHAEL C. CAMPBELL
RYAN M. CAMPBELL
MARVIN A. CAMPOSILES
ISAAC CAMPOY
ERVIN CARADINE JR.
ADOLFO C. CARBALLO
MICHAEL M. CAREY
RICHARD P. CARL
RYAN G. CARLOCK
BENJAMIN R. CARMAN
EDWARD W. CARMAN
JOCELYN CARRASQUILLO
JOSE CASANOVA
AHMED A. CASON
JAMES CASPER
PAUL J. CASSIDY
ROLAND L. CASTRO
SEAN K. CATAUDELLA
JAMES W. CAWLEY
DORON CHAN
KEMAPHOOM A. CHANAWONGSE
JAMES A. CHANCE III
WILLIAM D. CHANEY
ROBERT CHANNELL
JASON K. CHAPPELL
JONATHAN M. CHEATHAM
YIHJYH L. CHEN
MARCUS M. CHERRY
THERREL S. CHILDERS
ANDREW CHRIS
THOMAS W. CHRISTENSEN
BRETT T. CHRISTIAN
ARRON R. CLARK
DONALD JOHN CLINE
CHRISTOPHER COBB
KYLE W. CODNER
CHRISTOPHER D. COFFIN
GARY B. COLEMAN
BENJAMIN J. COLGAN
GARY L. COLLINS
LAWRENCE COLTON
ZEFERINO E. COLUNGA
TIMOTHY M. CONNEWAY
STEVEN D. CONOVER
AARON J. CONTRERAS
ERIC F. COOKE
DENNIS A. CORRAL
ALEXANDER SCOTT COULTER
LEONARD M. COWHERD
REY D. CUERVO
RYAN R. COX
MICHAEL CREIGHTON-WELDON
MICHAEL T. CROCKETT
RICKY L. CROCKETT
BRUD J. CRONKRITE
KYLE D. CROWLEY
DANIEL CUNNINGHAM
CARL F. CURRAN
MICHAEL CURTIN
CHRISTOPHER E. CUTCHALL
BRIAN K. CUTTER
ANTHONY D. D’AGOSTINO
NATHAN S. DALLEY
ANDREW S. DANG
NORMAN DARLING
ERIC BRUCE DAS
BRANDON L. DAVIS
CRAIG DAVIS
RAPHAEL S. DAVIS
WILBERT DAVIS
JEFFREY F. DAYTON
JASON L. DEIBLER
FELIX M. DELGRECO
DARRYL T. DENT
ERVIN DERVISHI
MICHAEL R. DEUEL
MICHAEL J. DEUTSCH
CHRISTOPHER M. DICKERSON
NICHOLAS J. DIERUF
JEREMY DIGIOVANNI
MICHAEL A. DIRAIMONDO
MICHAEL E. DOOLEY
PATRICK DORFF
TRACE W. DOSSETT
ROBERT J. DOWDY
JEREMY L. DREXLER
JASON L. DUNHAM
JOE L. DUNIGAN JR.
WILLIAM D. DUSENBERY
SETH J. DVORIN
JASON B. DWELLEY
RICHARD S. EATON JR.
WILLIAM C. ECKHART
MARSHALL L. EDGERTON
SHAWN C. EDWARDS
PETER G. ENOS
PEDRO I. ESPAILLAT JR.
ANALAURA ESPARAZA GUTIERREZ
ADAM W. ESTEP
RUBEN ESTRELLA-SOTO
DAVID EVANS JR.
MARK EVNIN
JEREMY RICARDO EWING
JONATHAN I. FALANIKO
BRIAN FAUNCE
ARTHUR L. “BO” FELDER
RIAN C. FERGUSON
RICHARD L. FERGUSON
GEORGE A. FERNANDEZ
CLINT D. FERRIN
JON P. FETTIG
TYLER FEY
PAUL FISHER
JACOB S. FLETCHER
THOMAS ARTHUR FOLEY III
JASON C. FORD
TRAVIS FORD
WESLEY FORTENBERRY
BRADLEY C. FOX
PHILLIP E. FRANK
BOBBY C. FRANKLIN
ROBERT L. FRANTZ
BENJAMIN L. FREEMAN
DAVID FRIBLEY
DAVID T. FRIEDRICH
LUKE FRIST
ADAM FROEHLICH
KURT FROSHEISER
NICHOLE M. FRYE
DAN H. GABRIELSON
RICHARD J. GANNON II
JOSE ANGEL GARIBAY
LANDIS GARRISON
JUSTIN W. GARVEY
JOSEPH P. GARYANTES
ISRAEL GARZA
JOE J. GARZA
JUAN GARZA
CHRISTOPHER D. GELINEAU
CORY RYAN GEURIN
CHRIS GIBSON
JONATHAN GIFFORD
KYLE C. GILBERT
CORNELL W. GILMORE
RONALD A. GINTHER
JESSE GIVENS
MICHAEL T. GLEASON
CHRISTOPHER A. GOLBY
DAVID J. GOLDBERG
SHANE L. GOLDMAN
ARMANDO ARIEL GONZALEZ
JESUS ANGEL “HUGO” GONZALEZ
JORGE A. GONZALEZ
BERNARD GOODEN
GREGORY R. GOODRICH
RICHARD S. GOTTFRIED
RICHARD A. GOWARD
JEFFREY C. GRAHAM
MICHAEL J. GRAY
JEFFREY G. GREEN
KYLE A. GRIFFIN
PATRICK LEE GRIFFIN JR.
SEAN R. GRILLEY
JOSEPH R. GUERRERA
HANS N. GUKEISEN
CHRISTIAN GURTNER
JOSE GUTIERREZ
RICHARD W. HAFER
CHARLES G. HAIGHT
DERYK L. HALLAL
JESSE M. HALLING
ERIK A. HALVORSEN
KIMBERLY N. HAMPTON
MICHAEL S. HANCOCK
WARREN S. HANSEN
ATANACIO HAROMARIN JR.
WILLIAM M. HARRELL
KENNETH W. HARRIS JR.
LEROY HARRIS-KELLY III
JOHN D. HART
NATHANIEL HART JR.
JONATHAN N. HARTMAN
STEPHEN C. HATTAMER
SHELDON R. HAWK EAGLE
TIMOTHY L. HAYSLETT
BRIAN D. HAZELGROVE
JUSTIN W. HEBERT
DAMIAN L. HEIDELBERG
RAHEEN TYSON HEIGHTER
BRIAN R. HELLERMANN
TERRY HEMINGWAY
MATTHEW C. HENDERSON
ROBERT HENDERSON II
KENNETH W. HENDRICKSON
CLAYTON W. HENSON
EDWARD J. HERRGOTT
JACOB R. “JAKE” HERRING
GREGORY B. HICKS
CHRISTOPHER K. HILL
STEPHEN “DUSTY” HILLER
KEICIA M. HINES
NICOLAS M. HODSON
JAMES T. HOFFMAN
CHRISTOPHER J. HOLLAND
LINCOLN HOLLINSAID
JAMES J. HOLMES
JEREMIAH J. HOLMES
ANTOINE J. HOLT
KELLY L. HORNBECK
JEREMY R. HORTON
BERT E. HOYER
CORY A. HUBBELL
CHRISTOPHER E. HUDSON
DOYLE HUFSTEDLER III
JAMIE L. HUGGINS
ERIC R. HULL
SIMEON HUNTE
JOSHUA C. HURLEY
NOLEN R. HUTCHINGS
RAY J. HUTCHINSON
GREGORY HUXLEY JR.
CRAIG S. IVORY
LESLIE D. JACKSON
MARLON P. JACKSON
SCOTT JAMAR
EVAN JAMES
LUKE S. JAMES
WILLIAM A. JEFFRIES
ROBERT B. JENKINS
DARIUS T. JENNINGS
TROY JENKINS
RYAN M. JERABEK
LINDA C. JIMENEZ
OSCAR JIMENEZ
HOWARD JOHNSON II
JOHN P. JOHNSON
JUSTIN W. JOHNSON
MAURICE J. JOHNSON
MICHAEL VANN JOHNSON JR.
NATHANIEL H. JOHNSON
PAUL J. JOHNSON
PHILIP A. JOHNSON JR.
RAYSHAWN JOHNSON
DEVON D. JONES
GUSSIE M. JONES
RAYMOND E. JONES JR.
KYLAN JONES-HUFFMAN
CURT E. JORDAN JR.
JASON D. JORDAN
PHILLIP A. JORDAN
FOREST J. JOSTES
SPENCER T. KAROL
MICHAEL G. KARR JR.
MARK J. KASECKY
JEFFREY KAYLOR
CHAD L. KEITH
BRIAN M. KENNEDY
KYRAN E. KENNEDY
MORGAN D. KENNON
CHRISTOPHER J. KENNY
JONATHAN R. KEPHART
ERIK C. KESTERSON
JAMES M. KIEHL
KEVIN C. KIMMERLY
LEVI B. KINCHEN
LESTER O. KINNEY II
DAVID KIRCHHOFF
NICHOLAS BRIAN KLEIBOEKER
JOHN K. KLINESMITH JR.
FLOYD G. KNIGHTEN JR.
JOSHUA KNOWLES
KEVIN T. KOLM
MARTIN W. KONDOR
PATRICK W. KORDSMEIER
EDWARD KORN
BRADLEY S. KORTHAUS
JAKUB H. KOWALIK
DUSTIN L. KREIDER
BRADLEY G. KRITZER
JOHN F. KURTH
WILLIAM W. LABADIE JR.
JOSHUA S. LADD
MICHAEL LALUSH
ALAN D. LAM
JAMES I. LAMBERT II
JAMES P. LAMBERT
JONATHAN LAMBERT
ANDREW DAVID LA MONT
SEAN G. LANDRUS
MOISES LANGHORST
TRACY L. LARAMORE
SCOTT Q. LARSON JR.
MATTHEW C. LASKOWSKI
WILLIAM T. LATHAM
KARINA S. LAU
MARK A. LAWTON
TRAVIS LAYFIELD
RENE LEDESMA
CEDRIC L. LENNON
FARAO K. LETUFUGA
ROGER C. LING
JOSEPH L. LISTER
NINO D. LIVAUDAIS
DANIEL J. LONDONO
RYAN P. LONG
ZACHARIAH W. LONG
DUANE E. LONGSTRETH
DAVID L. LOYD
ROBERT L. LUCERO
JASON C. LUDLAM
CHRISTOPHER D. MABRY
GREGORY MACDONALD
VORN J. MACK
JOSEPH B. MAGLIONE
WILLIAM J. MAHER III
TOBY W. MALLET
IAN D. MANUEL
PABLO MANZANO
LYNDON A. MARCUS JR.
DOUGLAS JOSE MARENCOREYES
JUDE C. MARIANO
JAMES E. MARSHALL
JOHN W. MARSHALL
FRANCISCO MARTINEZ
FRANCISCO MARTINEZ FLORES
JOHNNY V. MATA
CLINT MATTHEWS
MATTHEW E. MATULA
DONALD C. MAY JR.
JOSEPH P. MAYEK
DUSTIN K. MCGAUGH
HOLLY J. MCGEOGH
BRIAN MCGINNIS
MICHAEL A. MCGLOTHIN
SCOTT R. MCHUGH
JOSHUA MCINTOSH
DAVID M. MCKEEVER
ROBERT L. MCKINLEY
DON S. MCMAHAN
HEATH A. MCMILLIN
BRIAN MCPHILLIPS
JESUS “MARTY” MEDELLIN
IRVING MEDINA
KENNETH A. MELTON
FERNANDO A. MENDEZACEVES
JOSEPH MENUSA
EDDIE E. MENYWEATHER
GIL MERCADO
MICHAEL M. MERILA
DANIEL K. METHVIN
JASON MEYER
ELIU A. MIERSANDOVAL
MICHAEL G. MIHALAKIS
MATTHEW G. MILCZARK
JASON DAVID MILEO
ANTHONY MILLER
BRUCE MILLER JR.
FREDERICK L. MILLER JR.
MARVIN L. MILLER
JOSEPH MINUCCI II
TROY L. MIRANDA
GEORGE A. MITCHELL
KEMAN L. MITCHELL
MICHAEL W. MITCHELL
SEAN R. MITCHELL
JESSE D. MIZENER
JORGE A. MOLINA BAUTISTA
ADAM G. MOONEY
JASON WILLIAM MOORE
STUART W. MOORE
TRAVIS A. MOOTHART
JOSE L. MORA
MICHAEL A. MORA
KEVIN MOREHEAD
BRENT L. MOREL
DAVID J. MORENO
GERARDO MORENO
LUIS A. MORENO
DENNIS MORGAN
GEOFFREY S. MORRIS
RICKY A. MORRIS JR.
KEELAN L. MOSS
CORY R. MRACEK
RODNEY A. MURRAY
PAUL T. NAKAMURA
NATHAN W. NAKIS
KENNETH A. NALLEY
CHRISTOPHER G. NASON
KEVIN NAVE
RAFAEL L. NAVEA
PAUL M. NEFF II
GAVIN L. NEIGHBOR
JOSHUA M. NEUSCHE
ISAAC MICHAEL NIEVES
PATRICK NIXON
MARCUS O. NOLASCO
WILLIAM J. NORMANDY
JOSEPH C. NORQUIST
LEIF E. NOTT
TODD E. NUNES
DAVID T. NUTT
DONALD SAMUEL OAKS JR.
BRANDEN F. OBERLEITNER
PATRICK T. O’DAY
RAMON C. OJEDA
RICHARD P. ORENGO
KIM S. ORLANDO
ERIC ORLOWSKI
OSBALDO OROZCO
CODY J. ORR
BILLY J. ORTON
KEVIN C. OTT
DAVID EDWARD OWENS JR.
FERNANDO PADILLA-RAMIREZ
SHAWN D. PAHNKE
GABRIEL T. PALACIOS
ERIC T. PALIWODA
JOSHUA M. PALMER
DALE A. PANCHOT
DANIEL R. PARKER
JAMES D. PARKER
KRISTIAN E. PARKER
DAVID B. PARSON
ESAU G. PATTERSON JR.
WILLIAM L. PAYNE
MICHAEL PEDERSEN
ABRAHAM D. PENAMEDINA
BRIAN PENISTEN
ROSS A. PENNANEN
HECTOR R. PEREZ
JOEL PEREZ
JOSE A. PEREZ III
WILFREDO PEREZ JR.
MICHAEL J. PERNASELLI
DAVID S. PERRY
ALYSSA R. PETERSON
BRETT J. PETRIKEN
ERICKSON H. PETTY
JERRICK M. PETTY
CHANCE R. PHELPS
GLADIMIR PHILIPPE
IVORY L. PHIPPS
PIERRE PICHE
LORI ANN PIESTEWA
JAMES H. PIRTLE
FREDERICK E. POKORNEY JR.
ANDREW POKORNY
JUSTIN W. POLLARD
LARRY E. POLLEY JR.
DARRIN K. POTTER
JAMES E. POWELL
KELLEY PREWITT
JAROR C. PUELLO-CORONADO
MICHAEL B. QUINN
RICHARD P. RAMEY
CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ
ERIC ULYSSES RAMIREZ
WILLIAM C. RAMIREZ
CHRISTOPHER RAMOS
TAMARRA J. RAMOS
BRANDON RAMSEY
EDMOND L. RANDLE
CLESTON C. RANEY
REL A. RAVAGO IV
RYAN E. REED
AARON T. REESE
RANDY REHN
BRENDON REISS
GEORGE S. RENTSCHLER
RAMON REYES TORRES
SEAN REYNOLDS
ARIEL RICO
JEREMY L. RIDLEN
FERNANDO RINCON
DUANE RIOS
RUSSELL RIPPETOE
JOSE A. RIVERA
JOHN T. RIVERO
FRANK K. RIVERS
THOMAS D. ROBBINS
TODD J. ROBBINS
ANTHONY P. ROBERTS
BOB W. ROBERTS
ROBERT D. ROBERTS
JOSEPH E. ROBSKY JR.
MARLIN ROCKHOLD
JOSE F. GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ
ROBERT M. RODRIGUEZ
PHILIP ROGERS
ROBERT E. ROONEY
RANDAL ROSACKER
VICTOR A. ROSALESLOMELI
RICHARD H. ROSAS
SCOTT C. ROSE
RANDY S. ROSENBERG
LARRY ROUKEY
BRANDON ROWE
ROGER D. ROWE
JONATHAN ROZIER
ISELA RUBALCAVA
JOHN WAYNE RUSSELL
TIMOTHY L. RYAN
SCOTT A. SABOE
RASHEED SAHIB
RUDY SALAS
EDWARD MATTHEW SALTZ
BENJAMIN SAMMIS
GREG SANDERS
LEROY SANDOVAL JR.
MATTHEW J. SANDRI
BARRY SANFORD SR.
CAMERON B. SARNO
SCOTT SATHER
JEREMIAH E. SAVAGE
JUSTIN B. SCHMIDT
SEAN M. SCHNEIDER
DUSTIN H. SCHRAGE
MATHEW E. SCHRAM
CHRISTIAN C. SCHULZ
DAVID A. SCOTT
KERRY D. SCOTT
STEPHEN M. SCOTT
MARC S. SEIDEN
CHRISTOPHER S. SEIFERT
DUSTIN M. SEKULA
MATTHEW SERIO
JUAN M. SERRANO
WENTZ J. H. SHANABERGER III
JEFFREY R. SHAVER
CASEY SHEEHAN
KEVIN F. SHEEHAN
ANTHONY L. SHERMAN
BRAD S. SHUDER
JAMES A. SHULL
ERIK SILVA
SEAN A. SILVA
LEONARD D. SIMMONS
CHARLES M. SIMS
JOHN T. SIMS JR.
UDAY SINGH
AARON J. SISSEL
CHRISTOPHER A. SISSON
DAVID SISUNG
BRIAN SLAVENAS
BRANDON U. SLOAN
THOMAS J. SLOCUM
COREY L. SMALL
KEITH L. SMETTE
BENEDICT J. SMITH
BRANDON C. SMITH
BRUCE A. SMITH
DARRELL SMITH
EDWARD SMITH
ERIC A. SMITH
JEREMIAH D. SMITH
MATTHEW R. SMITH
MICHAEL J. SMITH JR.
ORENTHIAL J. SMITH
PAUL R. SMITH
STEVE SOELZER
RODERIC A. SOLOMON
ARMANDO SORIANO
TOMAS SOTELO JR.
KENNETH C. SOUSLIN
PHILIP I. SPAKOSKY
MICHAEL R. SPEER
CHRISTOPHER J. SPLINTER
MARVIN R. SPRAYBERRY III
BRYAN N. SPRY
MICHAEL STACK
ROBERT STEVER
TORREY L. STOFFEL-GRAY
GREGORY STONE
WILLIAM R. STRANGE
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Let us not also forget those who have been injured, lost a limb, or who have some other way had their life permanently altered in our name.
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Patrick
Well said, John!
Far North
Excellent! I saw that last night “60 Minutes” ran the pictures of those who. It was powerful.
Didn’t Ted Koppel do the same thing? Only he was accused of undermining the war and giving aid an comfort to the enemy.
To me, acknowledgement of our soldiers sacrifice supercedes all.
JSH, Cpl, USMC
Thanks John.
Patrick
Far North,
Koppel did the same thing, timed to have not a single thing to do with Decoration Day. It was a sweeps thing, if memory serves, so it was self-centered as opposed to selfless.
Far North
Patrick,
A soldier’s death in the service of our country shouldn’t be acknowledged just 1 day each year and ignored for the other 364. Are you saying that anyone that talks about military deaths on any other day than Memorial day is self serving? I think that’s garbage.
Parkway Rest Stop - Jim
May they rest in peace.
shark
The difference between when this blog does it and when Koppell or Doonesbury does it- this blog actually does mean to thank and acknowledge the soldiers. The other 2 only care about them for a political football.
God bless all US military members- past and present- and their families.
Far North
Someone you like and someone you dislike say the same thing (honoring the military dead). The one you like is honorable and above reproach, the other is just playing political football. Is the new century conservative movement so devoid of substance and reason that this is your arguement: we mean it and you don’t? Loser.
capt joe
Nanouk, loser is definitely the name for weasels whose attempts at equivocation are dismissed by those who know better.
StuckInOregon
Far North,
When Koppel read the names he only did those that died in Iraq. Where was his tribute to those that lost their lives in Afganistan? I have friends serving in both areas. Afganistan is not enough of a hot spot to keep the peace doves riles up.
John, thank you for the tribute. Well done.
Far North
StuckInOregon,
I don’t discount anything anyone did for our country in Afganistan. But I’m sick of people who claim to be Americans that say that they, and only they, have a monopoly on patriotism. These dimwits seem to believe that they can see into someone’s mind and determine motivation. That Capt Joe character is one as he demonstrates anti-American values. From his posts, it looks like Capt Joe would have made a good Nazi. Or maybe Soviet style goon. I’ve seen him post before.
Crawl back into your hole, Crapton Joe. You are an embarrasement to your country.
Patrick
Northie,
Let’s get back to the point. There is zero comparison between John posting this on Decoration day and Koppel (who publicly slants war news to an anti-war perspective) doing a sweeps piece on a network that does all it can to marginialize the freeing of a dark-skinned Muslim nation.
Far North
You’re missing it, Patrick. Honoring the soldiers in Iraq (and Afganistan) is the point. I and anyone in America can be against Bush’s folly in Iraq and still be in support of those that were sent to promote Bush’s folly. Give any job to military on behalf of the United States and they will do it. Without question or disention. One can honor the soldier and despise the mission.
It’s troublesome that Bush’s phony WMD claims, unproven al Qaeda connenctions between Saddam and bin Laden and dispicable war planning still result in blind loyalty from the faithful. Just WTF will it take for you to loose faith in the man. How much more can he do to prove that he is not up to the job?
It’s truly sad. There really isn’t anything Bush can do to loose your support, is there? Look at history. The worst leaders were those whose supporters failed to hold them to any honorable standard of conduct, truth and accountability. If any group of leaders in America’s history felt no sense of accoutability, it’s this bunch in power right now.
Dean
Far North:
So, lemme get this straight: If Ted Rall (to pick the most loathsome example) were to provide a long list of all those who died, that’s JUST THE SAME as the VFW providing same said list?
You remember that web-site a few months ago, “America’s Dumbest Soldiers”? It was a list of those killed in Iraq (and possibly Afghanistan). Would you believe them if they said, “Hey, we’re actually honoring the dead, just deriding the cause”?
Sometimes, the messenger IS the message
Far North
Dean,
What’s the litmus test? If I want to acknowledge Americans killed in battle, do I have to pledge loyalty to the Republican party and the Bush administration? Am I un-American if I don’t agree with the new century conservative?
Just asking.
Respectfully……
Far North
Patrick,
Even if Koppel was anti-war in his broadcasts (which I don’t know because I don’t usually see his show) would that be somewhat of a balance between the unapologetically extreme-rightwing Bush supporting FOX News?
Patrick
North,
So many DU talking points, so little time.
Last post first – Virtually anyone with a TV in the country can see Koppel (or his brothers Dan and Tom). Only cable and satellite owners can see Fox. Check the numbers and you’ll see a significant imbalance. Also, if you’re carping about Fox, find me the Alan Colmes equivalent on NBC or CBS (I’ll concede that John Stossel on ABC has a sense of balance.)
Now the previous one. You’re the one missing it, friend. If Koppel’s intent was to truly honor the war dead, he’d have included the Afghanistan conflict. They clearly did it as a hit-piece on the WOT in Iraq, timed for sweeps.
Let’s take the talking points apart now. WMD claims = Sarin, plus the intel reports of stuff being moved to Syria when it became apparent that we were serious about going into Iraq. Unproven aQ connections – you don’t read the media much, do you. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/033jgqyi.asp . Despicable war planning – Hmmm, not sure what you mean. Do you mean the leftmedia’s reports that we were going to lose the war any moment now, with hundreds of thousands of casualties? Or the one that it would take months to fight our way into Baghdad? It seems like we did what we intended. There are pockets of resistance, and some difficulty with the chameleonic nature of the terrorist fighters, fighting in civilian clothes and hiding behind women and children. But, localized difficulties do not equate losing the war or even a single battle.
As for Bush losing my faith, he’s lost me several times:
– dumping school vouchers
– compromising with the drunkard Kennedy on school funding
– abandoning several brilliant judicial nominations
– not spending enough time doing slideshows on our successes in Iraq, which outweigh the setbacks thousands to one
– allowing Norman Meneta to keep his job
– allowing the TSA to exist a single day more
Your last point was something about accountability. I assume you mean, because we wouldn’t let the French and Germans decide whether we should free the aforementioned dark-skinned folks, or kowtowing to the UN, I say GOOD ON ‘EM. I think the UN has outlived it’s usefulness by a decade or more, and grown beyond any reasonable size and scope. A bunch of unelected unaccountable ninnies from all over the globe want to command US troops. Right after porcine aviation becomes popular.
Patrick
Oh, and one more thing on a link between al Qaeda and Saddam. I’m not sure what your litmus test is for this. If you’re looking for something like the link between the Army and Marines in the US, traceable to a flowchart of command and meetings photographed and documented, I think you’ll be sorely disappointed by the nature of the terrorist. He doesn’t keep real good records or tend to publicize his movements. Not a lot of cable coverage in his itinerary, unless it’s something like smashing jetliners into big buildings. So I’m afraid, if the intel community uncovering some clandestine meetings between #2’s isn’t good enough for you, you’ll find this all very unsatisfying. But for most leftists, the 21 year old photo of Rummy and Saddam is the defining lens through which this whole picture is seen. It’s all about OILLLLLL!
syn
Brave, courageous, self-sacrificing heroes each and every one. I am eternally grateful to those who serve our nation with honor.
Delain Johnson
You have listed my son’s name as Steve Soelzer (that’s his dad). CPT. Christopher Soelzer died December 24, 2003 in Iraq serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Please change the name.
Angry Manc
Baby killing scum – may they burn in hell … They died for OIL and the security of the zionist occupiers of Palestine …