Thanks for the ping. Happy Aniversary to ErnBatavia and thank you, thank you to all our FReepers here who have served our glorious country.
I had a brief note I wanted to add today but wasn't sure where to put it, so this looks like a good thread for it.
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Family loses second son to terror war
Source: AP
LUBBOCK, Texas -- A Texas family that had already paid a hefty price in the war on terror is in mourning again. Two years after a son was killed in Iraq, their only other son has died in Afghanistan.
Cpl. Jose Velez was killed in 2004 when his unit came under fire in Fallujah. At that point, his brother, Army Spc. Andrew Velez, was given the option of not having to return to combat.
But his father said he wanted to.
This week the family learned Andrew was killed. Their father said that while he feels like his heart has been "pulled out," he adds that he can't be angry.
Andrew Velez leaves a wife and three children, ages 2, 3 and 5.
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"...so this looks like a good thread for it."
Not really. This deserves its own thread where prayers can be offered for this family.
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