Marine who helped rescue Jessica Lynch shot at home

[Exsquid]

Must have been some bad bar-b-que....



http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/1003/22marine.html

[Uzybone]

1. Good ol American violence

may his soul rest. He is luckier than his comrades who met thier deaths in Iraqi sand and slums.

[Exsquid]

3. He was about to get out

Makes me think he was probably safer in USMC than as a civilian.

[OneTwentyoNine]

2. Threaten to go to the press with the REAL story??? n/t

....

[atreides1]

4. ?????

This Marine was part of a force that conducted a diversionary attack, he wasn't even near the hospital, and he probably only saw Jessica Lynch on TV.

But it does seem strange that someone would fire 8 rounds into the backyard and just kill one person. This has all the hints of being a hit, maybe even gang related.

If I were the others in this unit, I'd be making sure that I was in the public eye as much as possible.

[Exsquid]

5. A conspiracy?

I hope you're not suggesting that this guy was killed in some sort of Jessica Lynch-rescue-coverup-story!!!!

[maveric]

9. Yep. He and 2 others involved in the FAKE rescue!

Do you actually think that it all went the way the bu$h administration says it did?

[RummyTheDummy]

15. I would say that this wouldn't be there BFEE's style...

Shooting up a BBQ isn't but the single car wreck would be. No witnesses. But then again, they could have shot up the place and knowing that people would just write it off as just another bad neighborhood incident.

I'm surprised the guy with the Falcons avitar easily dismissed any foul play. Lousy team, lousy street smarts.

[Character Assassin]

6. Why would that seem strange to you?

But it does seem strange that someone would fire 8 rounds into the backyard and just kill one person. This has all the hints of being a hit, maybe even gang related.

It's not strange in the least, it happens all the time.

[Exsquid]

8. No way

His friend was a rapper, and it happened in Long Beach. Possibly one of the toughest neighborhoods in USA. Hip-hop culture is a violent culture. Look at Tupac, Fifty-cent, Shug Knight, Biggie Smalls. Those are some pretty violent dudes.

[Character Assassin]

11. LBC is very tough. What most people know as Long Beach isn't.

[Minstrel Boy]

7. The second from her "rescue unit"

to die since returning home.

The first died a few weeks back in a late-night, single-vehicle car accident.

One more, and I'll say that's quite the coincidence. :eyes:

[Exsquid]

10. Any links on that?

I'm interested....

[fla nocount]

12. Go to Latest Breaking News Forum

It was hot over there or do a Google, I think the kid was from Greenboro NC. Yup, cat's outa the bag. As far a I know DU's frustrated journalists are the only ones connecting the dots. This happens all the time and with study will give you an idea of who really makes up DU's population. Lot's of parahna's here, not always a nice place to hang out. Welcome!

[arcane1]

14. here

GREENVILLE, S.C., July 7, 2003



(AP) A U.S. Marine who was part of the unit that helped rescue Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch died in a car crash on his first weekend home since returning from Iraq.

Josh Speer was killed when his car veered off the road in Greenville County, S.C., overturned several times and ran into a tree at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning. The 21-year-old soldier was heading to see his fiancee.

Capt. Shawn Turner, a Marine Corps spokesman, said Speer served in the Marine unit that aided in Lynch's rescue. Turner said details of what Speer's unit did to help Lynch, the Army private captured by Iraqis, were unavailable.

Speer was wearing his seat belt, state Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Dan Marsceau said.



http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/09/iraq/main562365.shtml

[DuctapeFatwa]

13. What a tragic coincidence

Let us hope that the press will focus on the positive.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Dupe

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