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Shared on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 17:12Always Remember
I had really hoped that my list would be unnecessary this year, or at least much shorter than it was last year - alas, this was not to be. In fact, the list is more than double the size it was last year. This suprised me at first, and then made me a little angry. It appears to me that with the economy in the dumper and oil leaking in the Gulf that our focus (and that of the Press) has been shifted and we've lost sight of the fact that our country is still at war and that brave soldiers, sailors and marines are still dying on foreign soil fighting for our freedoms and those of others as well. So please take a few moments tomorrow to reflect on, and maybe even discuss with your children if you have any, the price of Liberty. Remember those that have fallen and continue to fall so that we may have the freedoms that we enjoy each and every day.
As in previous years, these are the members of the US armed services that have died while in service to their country from my home state of Ohio in the last year. Clicking on the link will take you to the "Faces of the Fallen" page for that servicemember maintained by the Washington Post.
- Staff Sgt. David S. Spicer, Marines [13-Jul-09] 33 - Killed while supporting combat operations.
- Gunnery Sgt. Adam F. Benjamin, Marines [18-Aug-09] 34 - Killed while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, Marines [31-Aug-09] 31 - Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Spec. Richard A. Walters Jr., Army [10-Aug-09] 41 - Died in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
- Pvt. Keiffer P. Wilhelm, Army [4-Aug-09] 19 - Died of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident.
- Pfc. Zachary T. Myers, Army [8-Sep-09] 21 - Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an explosive device in Baji, Iraq.
- Sgt. Titus R. Reynolds, Army [24-Sep-09] 23 - Died in Omar Zai, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
- Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith, Army [8-Sep-09] 31 - Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an explosive device in Baji, Iraq.
- Spec. Damon G. Winkleman, Army [20-Sep-09] 23 - Died in Zabul province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover.
- Lance Cpl. David R. Baker, Marines [20-Oct-09] 22 - Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Capt. David S. Mitchell, Marines [26-Oct-09] 30 - Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
- Gunnery Sgt. Robert L. Gilbert II, Marines [16-Mar-10] 28 - Died of wounds sustained March 8 while supporting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan.
- Lance Cpl. Randy M. Heck, Marines [28-Mar-10] 20 - Died in Djibouti, Africa, from a non-hostile incident.
- Lt. Miroslav Zilberman, Navy [31-Mar-10] 31 - Died after his E-2C Hawkeye crashed into the Arabian Gulf.
- Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, Army [18-May-10] 44 - Died in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their convoy with a vehicle-borne makeshift bomb.
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Submitted by TheDastard on Mon, 05/31/2010 - 19:50