U.S. soldier dies on guard duty in Iraq

[ECH1969]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. soldier attached to a Marine unit died while on guard duty at a base near the town of Fallujah, the Marines said Saturday. The suspected cause of death was a heart attack.

The soldier assigned to the 155th Brigade Combat Team, II Marine Expeditionary Force died on Dec. 8.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13376240.htm

[deadparrot]

1. RIP.

...

[Erika]

2. Please, get our troops out of there.

A passionate prayer to anyone who may be listening.

[0007]

4. Pile 'em high!

Grass Bush

Pile the bodies high in Austerlitz and Waterloo Iraq
Shovel them under and let me work--
I am the grass; bush; I cover all.

And pile them high in Gettyburg Baghdad
And pile them high in Ypres and Vedum Mossoul and Al Fallaujah

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?

I am the grass bush.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg

[Barrett808]

7. Nice. n/t

[Kagemusha]

3. Yeah, it's a hostile environment so anyone prone to this stuff...

Just too bad this guy's number is the one that got called.

[HereSince1628]

6. Recalling 55 year old grandfathers and grandmothers might increase it

too.

We don't have a report of the age of this soldier, yet.

[rodeodance]

5. may his family/friends find some peace.

[raysr]

8. Anyone see Nightline last nite?

Mothers of dead soldiers. Astonishing the number of them that support the "mission" and the "bush".