II MEF MARINE KILLED IN ACTION (#1997)

[leftchick]

http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20051032.txt

October 24, 2005
Release Number: 05-10-32C


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


II MEF MARINE KILLED IN ACTION

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq – A Marine assigned to the 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in action by small-arms fire during combat operations against the enemy in ar Ramadi, Oct. 23.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-WEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE AT [e-mail].

[MarsThe Cat]

1. only 3 more until the BIG PARTY!!!

i hope i ordered enough champagne and cracked crab...oh, and merlot- musn't forget the merlot.

on edit- i forgot the merlot.

:sarcasm:

[QuettaKid]

2. you do realize don't you that

the uhm, "other side" don't do irony. It is simply not in their vocabulary.

[Nevernose]

10. If by "party" you mean "wake"

Then you'd be dead-on. And not one of those Irish wakes either, but one of those seriously depressing Why Us, God? wakes.

Two thousand is just one digit closer to three thousand, and I, like most Americans, don't see an end to the numbers rolling forward anytime soon.

[tx_dem41]

3. My condolences to his/her family.

Thank you for your service.

[ismnotwasm]

4. I remember waiting for 500 deaths of American soldiers

We've been sitting this death watch for so long, and there is no end in sight. Hopefully these horrible milestones serve the purpose of shaking the country out of it's lethargy. I don't think it's "support our troops" as much as "I can't think for myself" I'm sitting here visiting my daughter who is active army. She lives in military housing.

There are very few political bumper stickers here, just the generic yellow ribbons. Many of them say simply "Keep my husband safe" One of the saddest things I've seen.

The death count of all human beings in this atrocity is painfully intolerable to contemplate.

[blackhorse]

5. The psychological ...

cost for the troops has to be high.

It is neither the world war, in which one went and stayed until a conventional war was over, nor a Vietnam, in which one went (usually) for one tour and then had it behind them.

It is in and out, in and out.

I think the U.S. is going to have a generation of shattered veterans whose numbers may dwarf those of the Vietnam War.

Awful.

[deadparrot]

6. RIP.

...

[Dark]

7. May God give the family the solace they need in this dark hour. n/t

[Bonescrat]

8. MarsThe Cat I understand the sentiment...

but I hate the sarcasm here.. not you... just the sarcastic comment...

I have a couple of friends over there and I check everyday the casualty reports.

It's hard to accept any form of light heartedness here...

I don't mean to offend.

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. 2000 will happen on the same day as the indictments.