W. Virginia native dies from wounds from roadside bomb attack

[alcuno]

Many people have suggested that the deaths of military personnel mortally injured in Iraq and later die out of the country are not being reported. This young man was injured on 3/11 and he died on 3/19. His name has been added to the http://lunaville.org site. I've long said that it is a credit to medical personnel that so many who have been wounded ultimately survive. May all those harmed by this war find peace with God.


http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2004031835

"A Parkersburg native who joined the Army to get an education and see the world died Thursday, one week after a homemade bomb struck his Humvee in Iraq.

Pfc. Ernest Sutphin, a member of the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii, was taken off life support at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, said his aunt, Faye Pennell of the Greensboro, N.C., area.

Sutphin’s mother and father were at the hospital with him when he died, Pennell said in a telephone interview.

A Landstuhl spokeswoman said there was a patient there by Sutphin’s name. An Army spokesman said the Army does not confirm deaths until 24 hours after the family has been notified.

Sutphin, 21, hoped to earn money for college, where he planned to major in either psychiatry or law, Pennell said.

“He joined the Army because he wanted to make something of his life,” she said. “He wanted a career.”"

[Mari333]

1. Humvees with inadequate doors and no steel=dead soldiers

of course, the fucking King George and his entourage tour Iraq in fortified Limos.
another child dead for nothing. for absolutely nothing.
http://www.bringthemhomenow.com

[saigon68]

2. "Bring Em On" challenged President Cheney's AWOL SOCK PUPPET

And "Bring IT ON " did the families, fathers and uncles of the women and children killed by "Shock and Awe". In an attempt to throw out the infidel invader from their birth land.

[Qanisqineq]

3. How does * sleep at night?

I am always appalled at how often he smirks while talking about his "success" in Iraq. Meanwhile, people (coalition troops and innocent Iraqis) are dying daily.

[Barrett808]

6. Ambien.

[tabasco]

4. RIP Mountaineer.

We will remember your sacrifice.

[davidinalameda]

5. this guy was a year older than my niece

This hits close to home for me because I grew up an hour north of Parkersburg. It's my home area.

It's also the same area that Jessica Lynch grew up. So many kids I knew in high school who wanted to do something with their lives and get out of our small town enlisted in the military. There's no money for student loans to go to college, and most of these kids were told that college wasn't an option for them. Join the military and learn a trade. It just pisses me off that we give up on our kids so early in their lives. We put them into categories--only the smart kids will ever make it to college and you're not one of them so you need to settle for something less. Only the rich kids will make it and you're not one of them either.

I just wonder how many kids we could educate on the money we're spending for one day in Iraq. How many kids could go to school and make something of themselves without having to put their lives on the line for this hateful and misguided war?

May you rest in peace Ernest and may your sacrifice not be in vain.