Reply #30: Sgt Omar Mora and Sgt Yance

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The family of Army Sgt. Omar Mora remembered him as a loving man who was passionate about playing soccer, fixing cars and being a soldier.

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His stepfather said Mora once told him that the situation in Iraq was desperate. He was especially sad about the children.

"He was sad about the way they were having to live in Iraq with the war going on," he added.

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Capetillo said he cautioned his stepson about the dangers of enlisting when the war was raging, but Mora said he was eager to help the country battle terrorism.

"He said he wasn't afraid," Capetillo said. "He was proud of this country and he wanted to go over and help."

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5127764.html

Not much yet on Sgt Gray

Staff Sgt. Yance T. Gray of Ismay, who joined the army in 2000, died Monday when the cargo truck he was riding in overturned in Baghdad.

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Sgt. 1st Class Steven Klang of Baker, who is serving as the casualty assistance officer, said Gray was a passenger in an M-915 five-ton cargo truck when it rolled over. Klang said he has not been told what caused the rollover.

A funeral with military honors is planned at Arlington National Cemetery, said Todd Stevenson of Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. A public memorial service is planned later in Ismay.

Gray, a graduate of Plevna High School, is the son of Richard and Karen Gray of Ismay. He is also survived by his wife, Jessica Erin Gray and infant daughter Ava Madison Gray, who live in North Carolina.

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/NEWS01/70911032

Rest in peace Sgt Mora and Sgt Gray and thank you for your service and your courage to speak the truth.