AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY

DOD ^ | 5/16/08 | DUB

[Dubya]

AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. 1st Class George W. Koon of Leesville, S.C.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. 1st Class Jack O. Tye of Loyall, Ky.

[Dubya]

Your welcome and thank you for your prayers.

[Dubya]

Air Force Officer Missing In Action From Vietnam War Is Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is Maj. Perry H. Jefferson, U.S. Air Force, of Denver, Colo. He will be buried April 3, 2008 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.

On April 3, 1969, Jefferson was an aerial observer on board an O-1G Bird Dog aircraft on a visual reconnaissance mission over a mountainous region in Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. The pilot of the aircraft, then U.S. Army 1st Lt. Arthur G. Ecklund, radioed Phan Rang airbase to report his location, but contact was lost soon after. An extensive, three-day search and rescue effort began, but no evidence of a crash was found. Hostile threats in the area precluded further search efforts.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones Maj. Perry H. Jefferson

[Dubya]

Airman Missing In Action From The Vietnam War Is Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is Capt. Stephen A. Rusch, U.S. Air Force, of Lambertville, N.J. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.

On March 7, 1972, Rusch was the weapons systems officer in an F-4E Phantom II aircraft attacking enemy targets in Salavan Province, Laos. The plane was the number two aircraft in a flight of two. When Rusch’s aircraft was cleared to begin its second run over enemy targets, the flight leader of the number one aircraft lost sight of Rusch’s plane and observed enemy ground fire followed by a large explosion. An immediate search was begun, but all attempts to establish radio contact and later search efforts were unsuccessful.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Capt. Stephen A. Rusch, U.S. Air Force, of Lambertville, N.J.

[Dubya]

Pilots Missing From The Vietnam War Are Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified.

They are Maj. Robert F. Woods, of Salt Lake City, Utah,
and

Capt. Johnnie C. Cornelius, of Maricopa County, Ariz.,

both U.S. Air Force. Cornelius was buried with full military honors in Moore, Texas, and Woods’ burial is being set by his family.

On June 26, 1968, Woods and Cornelius were flying a visual reconnaissance mission over Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, when their O-2A Skymaster aircraft crashed in a remote mountainous area. The crew of another aircraft in the flight saw no parachutes and reported hearing no emergency beeper signals. Immediate search efforts were unsuccessful.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Maj. Robert F. Woods, of Salt Lake City, Utah

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Capt. Johnnie C. Cornelius, of Maricopa County, Ariz.

[Dubya]

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter, 19, of Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, 21, of Burkeville, Va.

Both Marines died from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Haerter was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Yale was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Haerter, 19, of Sag Harbor, N.Y.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, 21, of Burkeville, Va.

[Dubya]

Specialist who dove on grenade nominated for Medal of Honor

13 December 2006

By Michelle Tan

Courtesy of Army Times

Specialist Ross A. McGinnis has been nominated by his commanders for the Medal of Honor, said Major Sean Ryan, a spokesman for 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.

On December 4, 2006, while on duty in Baghdad, Iraq, McGinnis used his body to smother a grenade, saving the lives of four fellow soldiers. McGinnis died from the blast.

McGinnis, 19, was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, which is attached to 2nd BCT.

Only one soldier and one Marine have received the Medal of Honor since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and there has been debate about why there have been so few recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense.
Arlington National Cemetery Website.

[Dante3]

I have also wondered why so few.

[Dubya]

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22, of McComb, Miss.

Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21, of Norwalk, Calif.

Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple, 21, of Carroll, Ohio

Sgt. Glen E. Martinez, 31, of Boulder, Colo.

All four Marines died in Al Anbar province, Iraq, supporting combat operations. They were assigned to the Combat Logistics Battalion 1, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. Casey L. Casanova, 22, of McComb, Miss.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Cpl. Miguel A. Guzman, 21, of Norwalk, Calif.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Lance Cpl. James F. Kimple, 21, of Carroll, Ohio

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Glen E. Martinez, 31, of Boulder, Colo.

[Dubya]

Soldier Missing from Korean War is Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

He is

PFC Billy M. MacLeod,

U.S. Army, of Cheboygan, Mich. He was buried Saturday in Cheboygan.

Representatives from the Army met with MacLeod’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.

MacLeod was a member of Company B, 32nd Infantry Regiment, then making up part of the 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, operating along the eastern banks of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. From Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 1950, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces overran the U.S. positions, forcing their southward withdrawal. Regimental records compiled after the battle indicate that MacLeod was killed in action on Nov. 28, 1950.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Billy M. MacLeod, U.S. Army, of Cheboygan, Mich.

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[Dubya]

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died in the Sabari District, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.

Killed were:

Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett, 22, of Greenup, Ky .

, who was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky

. Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts, 25, of Farmington, N. M.

., who was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones Spc. Jeremy R. Gullett, 22, of Greenup, Ky.

Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones Staff Sgt. Kevin C. Roberts, 25, of Farmington, N. M.

[Dubya]

AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
The Department of Defense announced the death of these Americans who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of 1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandergrift, 28 of Littleton, Colo.

1st Lt. Matthew R. Vandergrift, 28 of Littleton, Colo., died from wounds he suffered while conducting combat operations in Basrah, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Ronald C. Blystone, 34, of Springfield, Mo.

Staff Sgt. Ronald C. Blystone, 34, of Springfield, Mo., died in Baghdad, Iraq, from wounds suffered when he encountered small arms fire during a dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead, 24, of Commerce, Ga.

Staff Sgt. Shaun J. Whitehead, 24, of Commerce, Ga., died in Iskandariyah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when he encountered an improvised explosive device while on a dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. David P. McCormick, 26, of Fresno, Texas

Spc. David P. McCormick, 26, of Fresno, Texas, died in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his forward operating base came under rocket attack. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

[JustAmy]

Prayers for the families of those who gave their lives in Service to our Country.

FAther, please hold and comfort these families as they live with their great loss. FAther, hear our prayers. In Jesus Name. Amen

[ConorMacNessa]

Thanks, Dubya, and welcome home to Pfc. Billy M. MacLeod.

[Dubya]

AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
The Department of Defense announced the death of these Americans who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21, of Mission, Texas

Spc. Alex D. Gonzalez, 21, of Mission, Texas, died in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered small arms fire and a rocket-propelled grenade attack. He was assigned to the 43rd Combat Engineer Company, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, 19, of San Jacinto, Calif.

Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, 19, of San Jacinto, Calif., died in Al Anbar, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations. He was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, of Loveland, Colo.

Sgt. Isaac Palomarez, 26, of Loveland, Colo., died in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his patrol encountered an improvised explosive device and came under small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.

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[Dubya]

AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
The Department of Defense announced the death of these Americans who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif.

Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif., died in Iskandariyah, Iraq. She was assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz.

Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz., died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind.

Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind., died in Al Asad, Iraq.He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana National Guard, New Albany, Ind.

[Dubya]

AMERICANS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY
The Department of Defense announced the death of these Americans who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif.

Spc. Mary J. Jaenichen, 20, of Temecula, Calif., died in Iskandariyah, Iraq. She was assigned to the Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz.

Pfc. Ara T. Deysie, 18, of Parker, Ariz., died in Paktia Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came under rocket-propelled grenade fire. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind.

Spc. Joseph A. Ford, 23, of Knox, Ind., died in Al Asad, Iraq.He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 76th Brigade Combat Team, Indiana National Guard, New Albany, Ind.