IRAQ: MARINE KILLED IN ACTION SOUTH OF BAGHDAD (1365?)

[leftchick]

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20050120.txt

January 15, 2005
Release Number: 05-01-20C


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE




IRAQ: MARINE KILLED IN ACTION SOUTH OF BAGHDAD

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq -- A U.S. Marine was killed in action Jan. 15, while conducting security and stability operations in Babil Province.

Force protection measures preclude the release of any information that could aid enemy personnel in assessing the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of their tactics, techniques and procedures. The release of more details about the incident could place our personnel at greater risk.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

[roguevalley]

1. more like 8001 They are hiding numbers from us.

[hector459]

4. I don't know if it's 8001 but I do know they are hiding the real numbers

there should be a call by Michael Moore or someone like him to ask that each family who has an Iraq casualty to log in somewhere or send a copy of their death certificate to some central place for an accurate accounting. Then, when the real numbers come in, there should be massive protests in front of the WH calling for punishing all the liars and impeachment for Bush.

[leftchick]

7. That is an excellent idea!

We are being lied to and theat sounds like an excellent way to gat to the truth. God knows our Corporate whoring media won't help.

[seemslikeadream]

2. HOW MANY MORE GEORGIE, HOW MANY MORE?

http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/page283.htm

WHEN A SOLDIER MAKES IT HOME

Halfway around the world tonight
In a strange and foreign land
A soldier packs his memories
As he leaves Afghanistan
And back home they don't know too much
There's just no way to tell
I guess you had to be there
For to know that war was hell

And there won't be any victory parades
For those that's coming back
They'll fly them in at midnight
And unload the body sacks
And the living will be walking down
A long and lonely road
Because nobody seems to care these days
When a soldier makes it home

They'll say it wasn't easy
Just another job well done
As the government in Kabul falls
To the sounds of rebel guns
And the faces of the comrades
Being blown out of the sky
Leaves you bitter with the feeling
That they didn't have to die

Halfway around the world tonight
In a strange and foreign land
A soldier unpacks memories
That he saved from Vietnam
Back home they didn't know too much
There was just no way to tell
I guess you had to be there
For to know that war was hell

And there wasn't any big parades
For those that made it back
They flew them in at midnight
And unloaded all the sacks
And the living were left walking down
A long and lonely road
Because nobody seemed to care back then
When a soldier made it home

The night is coming quickly
And the stars are on their way
As I stare into the evening
Looking for the words to say
That I saw the lonely soldier
Just a boy that's far from home
And I saw that I was just like him
While upon this earth I roam

And there may not be any big parades
If I ever make it back
As I come home under cover
Through a world that can't keep track
Of the heroes who have fallen
Let alone the ones who won't
Which is why nobody seems to care
When a soldier makes it home

-Arlo Guthrie

[nine23]

5. Wow. That's pretty powerful stuff.

I was unaware Arlo Guthrie was writing about/addressing current world events. I'll look into his music further. (As a boy in the 60's my older brother had all his work. Timeless.)

That's a VERY powerful photo as well...

[ckramer]

3. "It's worth it!" the little curious shouted

[Erika]

6. It simply amazes me

that Bush's war keeps on killing our troops. There was no reason for the war originally and no reason for us being there now.

The corporate globalists, which Bush is the president of, is the only ones who gain.