Posted on 07/11/2008 8:05:22 AM PDT by SmithL
The body of Alex R. Jimenez, a Lawrence-based soldier who was kidnapped more than a year ago, has been found in Iraq in a tragic ending to a family's wrenching hope for his return.
Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy'' Jimenez, was notified by Army servicemen who came to his home yesterday that his son's body was found two days ago by Iraqi authorities, who contacted their American counterparts.
The elder Ramirez, who had held out hope that he would one day see his son's return, seemed to come to terms with the news.
"It comforts you when you accept something, and Alex did what he wanted to do,'' said Andy Jimenez, who was joined yesterday by friends and family, and a community of supporters who had rallied around him since Alex first went missing on May 12, 2007.
Sergeant Alex Jimenez, an Army specialist, was 25 when he and other members of the Second Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division were ambushed while on patrol on a deserted highway south of Baghdad. Several members of his unit were killed.
Jimenez and two other soldiers were kidnapped. The body of Private First Class Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, Calif. was discovered in a river just 11 days later. Private Byron W. Fouty, 19.of Waterford, Mich., is still missing. There was no information on Fouty yesterday.
Two Pentagon officials with knowledge of the case said that the military plans to announce the discovery of Jimenez's body today, in accordance with Pentagon policy that no announcement will be made until 24 hours after a family is notified.
No details were available last night on where, and how, Jimenez's body was found.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Prayers for Sergeant Alex Jimenez & his family.
Prayers and my sincere gratitude to these brave men and their families.
Welcome home, sons.
mrs
The rat bastards who bleat about FISA and "illegal domestic surveillence" have the blood of these Soldiers on their hands.
They found Private Fouty’s body yesterday as well.
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RIP heroes and welcome home.
God bless these good men and their families.
So sad.....prayers for these families
(I can just imagine uniformed soldiers walking up to ring that door-bell, how the families must feel, knowing in their hearts, why they are there.)
Yes it is very sad...Prayers for both families & all of our soldiers.
God bless you sir (though I know He already has), and may God’s justice fall upon Barack Obama, whom I KNOW is going to produce a video all about how he supports “wiretapping”, using your name to callously further his own megalomaniacal agenda.
I like you already.
That would be a great tagline.
Prayers and gratitude for these great men and their families.
Prayers for the family and may God comfort them at this time of loss.
Thanks for your post.
Prayers and condolences to the families.
May they rest in peace. Prayers for them and their families.
May this hero rest in peace...
Prayers for his family, friends, and community. Prayers also for Fouty’s friends and family - I’m sure they are having a rough time with this news as well.
I hope it was a quick death.
Sgt Jimenez now stands watch in Eternity, I’m glad his family has some sense of ending, and I pray for his family that they may prosper.
Praying in agreement with you. It isn’t the ending they wanted, but I think not knowing would be worse myself. Can’t imagine what they’ve gone through...
God bless these grieving families, in Jesus' Name. May the rest of us be worthy of their sacrifice.
There were reports that US intel had information on these warrior's trail almost immediately upon their abduction. Senator Karl Lenin (Dim-Michigan) was key to blocking US efforts at using electronic surveillance. As a result of his and other democrap efforts, US Intel was unable to utilize the information for about 10 hours, while seeking "permission", after the men were immediately taken. The blood of these warriors is on the hands of Karl Lenin. The Michigan GOP refuses to utilize this information to take out Lenin.
RIP
SGT Alex Jimenez
PFC Joseph Anzack Jr
PVT Byron Fouty
Outstanding, I was going to grab that article myself, but glad to see someone else was thinking the same thing.
Government is not the solution, government is the problem. But so are the people who won’t listen to the fact that we aren’t seeking to illegally wiretap US civilians, but only foreign terrorists. Jimenez, Fouty, and Anzack could have been home alive with their families if it weren’t for the left - Democrat politicians who put their platform before the country, and the media who push their distortions.
THe AMerican Branch of Al Queda.
Deeply saddened to hear of the murders of soldiers Jimenez and Anzack. Prayers up from DownUnder for their families.
Initially, I thought “Anzack” was a misspelling for ANZAC, and I had thought he might have been from Australia or New Zealand. I was clearly mistaken.
A horrible tragedy all ‘round. God’s blessing of Peace and Comfort upon all those who grieve tonite. And an especially warm place in Hell for the mungrels who did this. Foreign and domestic.
God Bless America
*DieHard the Hunter*
When will Murtha or Ted The Swimmer Murderer Kennedy be bothered to speak out about THIS horrible war crime???
FTA- F*** the A******s
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