Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Latest Coalition Fatalities

01/21/09
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Pfc. Ricky L. Turner, 20, of Athens, Ala., died Jan. 16 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team...

UPDATE:
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty

Senior Airman Omar J. McKnight, 22, of Marrero, La., died Jan 17 as a result of a non-hostile incident in Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

Photo and information on McKnight from IGTNT

2 comments:

The Cunning Runt said...

You mean we're still at war??? I thought that ended in 2008!

I think the body-counters in the corner of the TV screen during the Viet Nam War need to be resurrected, so ALL OF US will be faced with this heartbreak EVERY DAY until we END IT.

Thanks for staying focused, Paul.

Paul said...

This is definitely once of the more outstanding cases of "it ain't over 'till it's over," TC.

I changed the background colors to mark a change but the reality is still there and I plan to keep counting until we bring our women and men home.

And though I am very excited about the directions that President. Obama has begun to take, I have no intention of withholding criticism when I think he's wrong.

Gosh, it's nice to type President Obama instead of that m***********g, scumsucking rat bastard war criminal weasel.