DoD Identifies Army Casualty # 1006

[saigon68]

No. 884-04
IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2004

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040910-1235.html

DoD Identifies Army Casualty



The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Elvis Bourdon, 36, of Youngstown, Ohio, died Sept. 6 in Baghdad when his military vehicle came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire and grenades. Bourdon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

For further information on this release, call Army Public Affairs at [phone]

I Casualties Confirms 1006 http://icasualties.org/oif/

[UpInArms]

1. does there seem to be a time lag in these

reports to anyone else?

yesterday they were confirming deaths from 9/7 and today from 9/6 - today is 9/10 - has there been a news blackout on any deaths in the past 3 days?

Any life lost or ruined in this illegal invasion is a tragedy :(

I am so sorry for all of this.

[saigon68]

2. Part of the delay is notifying the family

Some one here last week posted something about the family being advised in E-Mails from the soldiers friends in the same National Guard unit from the same town --- and then after 2 days here the OFFICIAL WORD shows up at the front door in the form of 3 officers.

[classof56]

3. Notified by e-mail?

Damn! Words fail me. I hate Bush and his stupid war.

BUSH MUST GO!!

[saigon68]

7. No the Army sent the officers

And his friends in Iraq sent the E-mails

[bluestateguy]

4. Despicable

It's time to bring all troops home lock, stock and barrell and send the neo-cons back to the think tanks.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. The march to 2000 dead has begun!

What exactly do they mean when they say "I support our troops?"

[seemslikeadream]

6. how many more georgie?