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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 6, 2005 9:57 PM
God Bless the men who have fallen, and the ones who will lose their lives in the coming months and years in the fight against terror, but it is not a "waste" guys. They did not die for nothing. We are fighting terroism and dictatorship and we are winning. It will cost lives, but WE WILL WIN.

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Posted by Wolfp on Saturday, August 6, 2005 8:12 AM
Could be any number of factors which led to their discovery. Purely conjecture on my part but might range from exactly what you said to a chance discovery by locals who then provided the info to the Jihadists, foreign fighters, terrorists, or the teams became complacent and began setting a pattern walking into a well laid ambush. Whatever the reason, it now rest with the fallen. We'll learn from this, adjust TTP's, and continue to march. Sad that the price had to be the lives of those brave boys.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 6, 2005 7:23 AM
what i want to know is how were these guys discovered? did they walk in in the mid afternoon sun for everyone to see or was there an infiltrator? curious.Angry [:(!]
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Posted by Wolfp on Saturday, August 6, 2005 6:38 AM
QUOTE: Roadside bombs taking out STA?


I believe the STA teams were uncovered and subsequently killed the day before the bomb. The bomb destroyed an AAV carrying Marines from the 25th Regt which are based in Ohio. There are reports that say Marines of the STA teams were asked to surrender but refused. Not sure if it was a case of bravado, or knowing your life was forfeit anyway, so you might as well go out shooting.

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Posted by m60a3 on Friday, August 5, 2005 10:54 PM
"Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And tho they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me, my brothers in arms."
-Dire Straits " Brothers in arms "
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Posted by 9x19mm on Friday, August 5, 2005 7:33 AM
Wow and Themage is even from Ohio... I dont believe honoring our fallen soldiers is ever "off topic" ,
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 6:03 AM
your right...perhaps i should've posted this in a different spot..i appreciate everyone's comments though.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 5:24 AM
This should be off-topic
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 12:37 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jfelder

I lost friends and comrades in Viet Nam. My son served in Bosnia with the 1st Cav and we have sons of friends in Iraq. I feel I lose a little piece of me with each death. I was in Viet Nam with the 1st Cav. and the 173rd Abn. What a waste.


War and waste are two words that often go together. That's a fact. I want you to know though that I am grateful for your service no matter the decisions made at higher levels nor the outcome of your many battles - in combat and afterward. There are few things that can rise as high as what you did in Vietnam - and what you did was nothing less than serve as best as you could and take care of yourself and your friends. That is enough. That is more than enough. Thank you. Both of your old units are mighty and proud and rightly so. I hope you are proud of yourself too - all in it's proper place and perspectiuve - you made the sacrifice by showing up when the call went out. Period. That's all any American man can do.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 5, 2005 12:29 AM
Roadside bombs taking out STA? That sucks. Reminds me of Gunny Hathcock of Vietnam War fame finally being taken out of action by an RPG to his M113. Not a coincidence that the wars are looking the same - Viet and Iraq-anam. I wrote a poem a while back and i think i'll post it here...it's called Prayer To Mars

No dumb death
please
O’ great Mars

No ignorant bomb

No roadside explosion

No heedless mortar

No stupid mistake

A bullet
Perfect

Well-aimed
True
As a soldier

I’ve earned this…

At least


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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 7:06 PM
yeah, my buddy made it back alive after his second tour. he was with 3rd i.d. during invasion and just returned last month. at least he made it unlike so many others...god bless 'em!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 6:50 PM
The 173rd did their most recent combat jump into Northern Iraq during OIF I in 2003.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 6:08 PM
173rd airborne... the wing of death?
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 6:00 PM
I lost friends and comrades in Viet Nam. My son served in Bosnia with the 1st Cav and we have sons of friends in Iraq. I feel I lose a little piece of me with each death. I was in Viet Nam with the 1st Cav. and the 173rd Abn. What a waste.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 5:31 PM
My cousins in there. 82nd Airborne
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:49 PM
God Bless our guys that have fallen and their familys they have left behind.
And Bless the military personel still there or about to go in country.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 4, 2005 12:21 PM
One was from my hometown. It was a bad couple days for Ohio.
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Posted by barrovian on Thursday, August 4, 2005 2:01 AM
For the Fallen (Valediction) by Laurence Binyon

(changed England to America, but any serviceman who gives his life for his country should remebered and revered, lest we forget)

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
America mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.


They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We shall remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond America's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.


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Posted by m60a3 on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 11:44 PM
Hats off to our fallen brothers.
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Posted by jinithith2 on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 10:02 PM
makes me sad... Boohoo [BH] damn...
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 9:30 PM
6 Marines (Scout-Sniper Teams) were killed along with 1 in another location. 14 more were killed (in an AAV) yesterday.

Semper Fi Brothers!
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Posted by Bgrigg on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 8:57 PM
I heard it was 14?

My thoughts go to those they left behind.

As Boxgunner said: Semper Fi Gentlemen!

So long folks!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 6:59 PM
It was 11, if I do recall...
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usmc snipers in iraq
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 7:19 PM
This isn’t anything other than an honor to the brave men who lost their lives in an ambush in Iraq today 8-2-05. Semper fi gentlemen!
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