October 20, 2003

20 More

Analaura Gutierrez Esparza, 21 (rocket-propelled grenade)
James Blankenbecler, 40 (rocket-propelled grenade)
Simeon Hunte, 20 (shot)
James Pirtle, 27 (rocket-propelled grenade)
Charles Sims, 18 (drowned)
Richard Torres, 25 (improvised bomb)
Kerry Scott, 21 (improvised bomb)
Spencer Karol, 26 (improvised bomb)
Joseph Norquist, 26 (shot)
James Powell, 26 (anti-tank mine)
Donald Wheeler, 22 (rocket-propelled grenade)
Benjamin Freeman, 19 (drowned)
Douglas Weismantle, 28 motor accident)
Jose Casanova, 23 (motor accident)
Stephen Wyatt, 19 (improvised bomb)
Kim Orlando, 43, (shot)
Joseph Bellavia, 28 (shot)
Sean Grilley, 24 (shot)

October's death toll in Iraq.

Posted by Bill at October 20, 2003 10:32 AM
Comments

too, too sad.

Posted by: stacey at October 20, 2003 10:52 AM

Thier parents must be so incredibly lost.

-d

Posted by: -d at October 20, 2003 11:58 AM

someone tell those kids - we WON this war. Bagdhad is safer than ever.

Goddamn stupid war.

Posted by: dan at October 20, 2003 01:21 PM

I worry each day when I turn on the evening news that I will hear a report on the day's casualties

/bring the troops home

Posted by: btezra at October 20, 2003 01:47 PM

BT: i remember the nightly network news during the viet nam "action." daily body counts. we need that again.

call it what it is, like your favorite general, georgie -- it's your holy war. not mine, you sob.

Posted by: stacey at October 20, 2003 02:22 PM

whoops. sorry. umm. not.

Posted by: stacey at October 20, 2003 02:23 PM

This is really sad. Its a damn shame that politicians are the one who decide to send the youngsters to war whilst they are safe and sound behind a desk and can go home to their families each night.

Posted by: Michelle at October 20, 2003 03:56 PM

Each one of those deaths is truly a tragedy and each of those soldiers is truly a hero. They paid they ultimate price to share the freedom we enjoy with a benighted and terrorized nation.
However, I would like to direct your attention to the following, an article from Life magazine in 1946 detailing how the USA had "lost the peace" in Europe. http://www.kultursmog.com/Life-Page01.htm
P.S. Am I the only sensible (read Republican) person who reads this blog?

Posted by: Brett at October 20, 2003 07:41 PM

Oh my, Brett, you dare to mention Republican on THIS blog. You are a brave brave brave man.

-d

Posted by: d at October 20, 2003 10:07 PM

but but but Rumsfield says we're not supposed to worry about the war and who's in charge over in Iraq. We're just supposed to worry about baseball and stuff like that because George dubya has it all under control...

Posted by: crazy girl at October 21, 2003 02:42 PM