Families release names of two of the dead Fort Drum soldiers:

[partylessinOhio]

Missing soldiers from Fort Drum
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The seven American victims of a weekend ambush in Iraq were members of the storied 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Army officials in Iraq said Tuesday.


...Families of the soldiers released the names of two of the dead on Monday — Sgt. 1st Class James David Connell Jr., 40, of Lake City, Tenn., and Pfc. Daniel Courneya, 19, of Vermontville, Mich.

Connell's family learned of his death Saturday afternoon, they said.

The soldier had just recovered from a shrapnel wound to the leg and had visited his family on leave this month. The family is now planning a memorial service in Lake City and a burial at Arlington National Cemetery, according to his brother, Jeff Connell.

"I'm proud of my dad, because he didn't really fight for himself, he fought for the country," Connell's teenage daughter, Courtney, told Knoxville's WATE-TV.

In Michigan, students at Maple Valley High School created a memorial for Courneya, who graduated in 2005 and was well-known in the small community southwest of Lansing. He was a member of the school's track and soccer teams and played clarinet in the band.

"It's a tribute of photos, posters, plaques and a picture of him in his uniform," school official Kelly Zank told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

His death was announced Monday over the school's public address system, and a moment of silence was observed, she said.

Courneya's mother, Wendy Thompson, said his wife, Jennifer, called family members Saturday night to tell them he had been killed. Thompson said her husband, Army Spc. David Thompson, was in Iraq and returning home after learning of his stepson's death. ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_us/fort_drum_missing_soldiers;_ylt=AmNwPNnlPrdiRVkhEK_7oenMWM0F

[pinto]

1. RIP. Sgt. 1st Class James David Connell Jr., and Pfc. Daniel Courneya.

[karlrschneider]

2. Have the names of the 3 missing been released? I haven't heard...

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[RL3AO]

4. CBS says the DoD released them all today.

[partylessinOhio]

5. Here are the names:

Pentagon identifies ambushed GIs By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
19 minutes ago



WASHINGTON ...


Four soldiers were killed, and three are missing. The Pentagon identified three of those killed, but is waiting for more testing before the identity of the fourth dead soldier can be confirmed. All were members of the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment of the 10th Mountain Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team.

Confirmed dead are: Sgt. 1st Class James D. Connell Jr., 40, of Lake City, Tenn.; Pfc. Daniel W. Courneya, 19, of Nashville, Mich.; and Pfc. Christopher E. Murphy, 21, of Lynchburg, Va.

The four other soldiers are: Sgt. Anthony J. Schober, 23, of Reno, Nev.; Spc. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, of Lawrence, Mass.; Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif.; and Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Mich. The Pentagon said one of those four was among the dead, but it could not confirm which one. ...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_identities_1;_ylt=AkGoq1Z7i3JxHGMtCSQb2GJH2ocA

[partylessinOhio]

3. I just saw a tape on CNN of the two Connell children speaking of their dad.

The young boy could barely speak but he did not cry.

Bless these children. * is a war criminal.