Body in U.S. uniform identified, family says

[Contrary1]

Source: MSNBC

"TORRANCE, Calif. - The body of a U.S. soldier found in the Euphrates River in Iraq was identified Wednesday as a Torrance man who was abducted with two comrades a week and a half ago, according to a family member.

Military officials told Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr.'s family that a commanding officer identified the body, but DNA tests were still pending.

They told us we're sorry to inform you the body we found has been identified as Joe," said his aunt, Debbie Anzack. "I'm in disbelief."

Anzack, 20, was one of three soldiers who vanished after their combat team was ambushed May 12 about 20 miles outside of Baghdad. Five others, including an Iraqi, were killed in the ambush, subsequently claimed by al-Qaida..."





Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18814416/

[Solly Mack]

1. my government makes me sick

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. Make one of Democratic Congressional leaders who caved,

present the folded flag to the family. Maybe they might wake the F#$@ up!:argh:

[Solly Mack]

5. Oh please. They'd talk about what an honor and privilege it was

and how much of a hero the soldier was for dying for the security of his country and how heartbroken they are over his death.

Maybe I'm just a cynic.

[MikeNearMcChord]

8. That is true, I'm afraid, even if the families were shooting

flaming anger from their eyes at them.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

3. Body found in Iraq is Calif. soldier

Source: Yahoo News

Body found in Iraq is Calif. soldier By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, Associated Press Writer
21 minutes ago



TORRANCE, Calif. - The body of a U.S. soldier found in the Euphrates River in Iraq was identified Wednesday as a California man who was abducted with two comrades a week and a half ago, a relative said.

Military officials told the family of Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. of Torrance that a commanding officer identified the body, but that DNA tests were still pending.

"They told us, 'We're sorry to inform you the body we found has been identified as Joe,'" said the soldier's aunt, Debbie Anzack. "I'm in disbelief."

Anzack, 20, was one of three soldiers who vanished after their combat team was ambushed May 12 about 20 miles outside of Baghdad. Five others, including an Iraqi, were killed in the ambush, subsequently claimed by al-Qaida.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_on_re_us/missing_soldiers_hometowns

[MadMaddie]

4. I was afraid of this....

This is going to happen more and more....sadly and more than likely these soldiars were murdered right after they were kidnapped....and we lost 7 soldiars today looking for them.....

[Laura PourMeADrink]

6. truly sad state of affairs. I was flying this weekend and there

were hundreds of soldiers in the international terminal in atlanta. And what truly gets you is seeing how incredibly young they are. I wish that the senate would overturn the Pentagon's ban of showing body bags and funerals (we can do it now with a simple majority - oh ya Lieberman, shit).

I think we have really got to get the masses riled up...

[saigon68]

12. They are dying for nothing

and they are recruited with empty promises

[fed-up]

7. that makes 356 Californians lost in this illegal, immoral war :( nt

[Breeze54]

9. Damn!!!!

That sucks he was killed but I'm glad they finally know now.

The other two families are probably going nuts, right about now.

I hope you cross-post this in GD!

[uppityperson]

10. 2 other bodies in uniforms were seen in river also.

RIP and I am so sorry. 3 more families getting news that MIA is now KIA. shit

[mcscajun]

11. Two important quotes from the story...

"It just angers me that it's just another friend I've got to lose and deal with, because I've already lost 13 friends since I've been here and I don't know if I can take anymore of this," said Spc. Daniel Seitz, 22, from Pensacola, Florida.

The military has warned that U.S. casualties were likely to increase as troops made more frequent patrols during the U.S.-led security crackdown in Baghdad, now in its fourth month.

The other missing soldiers are Spc. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, and Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19.

At Jimenez's father's home in Massachusetts, a yellow ribbon also was tied on the front door. Ramon Jimenez, who speaks Spanish, said through a translator in a cell phone conversation that he has been helped by the support of friends and family.

"The hope is very high that God is going to give Alex back to him," said Wendy Luzon, a family friend who translated the conversation and has been serving as a spokeswoman.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18814416

What's this kind of loss (13 friends) going to do to a man? Where is the hope for all the other families? If (the Universe forfend) Alex R. Jimenez doesn't come home, who will his father blame?

[Blue Diadem]

13. RIP Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr

My deepest sympathy to his family and those who know and love him.

So many lives taken, ruined, affected because of lies.