Learned today of 4 in our SIL's Brigade in Taji, Iraq killed. Brian Baird still support Surge?
Total of 7 have been killed in my sil's company since he arrived in Iraq Dec 4, 2007. Notification today of 4 in his company killed - IED. By the math of what has been 2-3 a day being killed in Iraq this past year, then 7 in his company alone since Dec 4 is proportionately quite high. He's in Taji - and that is where Rep. Brian Baird made his visit that caused him to come home and support the surge - lending his support to General Patraeus wanting to keep the troops in Iraq. Translated - Bush war in Iraq is still 'hot', and still dangerous, still killing our troops. 100 years more - McCain says 10 or 100 yrs.....oh, and didn't Hillary vote for authorization of the invasion. And we know who else in Washington state voted for and continues to authorize funding for the war (U.S. occupation) in Iraq?
At Raymond Town Hall meeting with Rep. Brian Baird, last summer I indicated to him that I would share our sil's deployment with him as I wanted him to have opportunity to experience it more closely from this military family constituent in Pacific County, the 19th LD - his LD. We told him this is sil's second, 15 month stop loss deployment to Iraq. Arthur asked Rep. Baird at that meeting if our son's life was worth it and Brian said while we wouldn't like his answer, he believed it was. DoD Identifies Army Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. names, ages, locations identified below the fold
Killed were:
Spc. Michael T. Manibog, 31, of Alameda, Calif., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Sgt. Timothy P. Martin, 27, of Pixley, Calif., who was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt, 32, of Orrick, Mo., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Sgt. Gary D. Willett, 34, of Alamogordo, N.M., who was assigned to 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Same information is at Iraq Coalition Casualties
02/12/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (1 of 4)
02/12/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (2 of 4)
02/12/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (3 of 4)
02/12/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (4 of 4)
Learned today of 4 in our SIL's Brigade in Taji, Iraq killed. Brian Baird still support Surge? | 7 comments (7 topical)
Learned today of 4 in our SIL's Brigade in Taji, Iraq killed. Brian Baird still support Surge? | 7 comments (7 topical)
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