Iraq Toll, April 2008
from Peace Action's Peace Blog:
April has been the most deadly month for U.S. troops since September.
Those who died in Iraq in recent weeks:
Sgt Michael Lilly 23 Boise ID
Sgt Jeremiah McNeal 23 Norfolk VA
Cap Ulises Burgos Cruz 29 Puerto Rico
Spc Matthew Morris 23 Cedar Park TX
Pvt Shane Penley 19 Sauk Village IL
Col Stephen Scott 54 New Market AL
Maj Stuart Wolfer 36 Colorado Springs FL
Sgt Emanuel Pickett 34 Teachey NC
Spc Jason Kazarick 30 Oakmont PA
Maj Mark Rosenberg 32 Miami Lakes FL
Sgt Jeffrey Hartley 25 Hempstead TX
Sgt Richard Vaughn 22 San Diego CA
Spc Jeremiah Hughes 26 Jacksonville FL
Sgt Timothy Smith 25 So Lake Tahoe CA
Sgt Anthony Capra 31 Hanford CA
Sgt Shaun Tousha 30 Hull TX
Cpl Dean Opicka 29 Waukesha WI
Air Adrian Campos 22 El Paso TX
Cpl Jordan Haerter 19 Sag Harbor NY
PO Cherie Morton 40 Bakersfield CA
Ltn Matthew Vandergrift 28 Littleton CO
Pvt Ronald Harrison 25 Morris Plains NJ
Spc Stephen Christofferson 20 Cudahy WI
Sgt Adam Kohlhaas 26 Perryville MO
Sgt Guadalupe Ramirez 26 Mohave Valley AZ
Cpl Jonathan Yale 21 Burkeville VA
Ltn Timothy Cunningham 26 College Station TX
Pvt John Bishop 22 Gaylord MI
Sgt Ronald Blystone 34 Springfield MO
Sgt Shaun Whitehead 24 Commerce GA
426 Iraqi sisters and brothers were killed.
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Comments (5)
Do you need to put all the names on the front page. I like when the initial post is short and continues after the jump.
It's tragic young people are being killed, from any country, in any war.
Comment #1 Posted by: anonymous | April 30, 2008 10:18 AM
anonymous, thanks for the feedback regarding front-page post length. i know that as an author that's something to consider each time i post. sometimes there's a clear and natural breaking point, and sometimes there doesn't seem to be.
for this one, part of the point is that these murders are inescapable...so there's no option for simply not-clicking and passing them by. thank you for your broader sentiment of compassion. let's end this thing.
Comment #2 Posted by: evan austin | April 30, 2008 02:41 PM
Things that Carry Him by Chris Jones
Jones tells the story of how the body of Sergeant Joe Montgomery makes its way from a Baghdad suburb to its final resting place in a grave in Indiana.
Comment #3 Posted by: mike DiDj | April 30, 2008 11:44 PM
Thanks for posting this, evan!
Comment #4 Posted by: Sally | May 1, 2008 10:10 AM
i just heard a heart-wrenching interview on KCLU yesterday with Marine Colonel Steve Beck, whose job it is to notify the families of the loss of a loved one in Iraq, and journalist Jim Sheeler, who accompanied Beck for a year and wrote a book about the experience, titled Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives.
Listen to the interview here.
Comment #5 Posted by: evan austin | May 1, 2008 10:58 AM