June Was a Bad Month
There were a few things that bugged me over the weekend, but I have one big question before I let you in on the inanities of life I encountered on the holiday weekend, some things that others will never get to enjoy:
Did any of the media outlets let anyone know that 42 U.S. soldiers were killed during the month of June in Iraq? Or isn’t that newsworthy?
Here are DEAD:
Spc. Robert L. DuSang, 24, from Mandeville, Louisiana
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21, Baltimore, Maryland
Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, 36, Brick, New Jersey
Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
1st Sgt. Ernest E. Utt, 38, Hammond, Illinois
Lance Cpl. Manuel A. Ceniceros, 23, Santa Ana, California
Spc. Jeremy M. Heines, 25, New Orleans, Louisiana
Capt. Christopher S. Cash, 36, Winterville, North Carolina
Spc. Daniel A. Desens, 20, Jacksonville, North Carolina
Staff Sgt. Charles A. Kiser, 37, Cleveland, Wisconsin
Spc. Patrick R. McCaffrey Sr., 34, Tracy, California
2nd Lt. Andre D. Tyson, 33, Riverside, California
Lance Cpl. Pedro Contreras, 27, Harris, Texas
Lance Cpl. Juan Lopez, 22, Dalton, Georgia
Lance Cpl. Deshon E. Otey, 24, Hardin, Kentucky
Cpl. Tommy L. Parker Jr., 21, Cleburne, Arkansas
Staff Sgt. Gregory V. Pennington, 36, Glade Spring, Virginia
Staff Sgt. Marvin Best, 33, Prosser, Washington
Pfc. Sean Horn, 19, Orange, California
Pfc. Jason N. Lynch, 21, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Spc. Thai Vue, 22, Willows, California
Spc. Jeremy M. Dimaranan, 29, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sgt. Arthur S. Mastrapa, 25, Apopka, Florida
Maj. Paul R. Syverson III, 32, Lake Zurich, Illinois
Pfc. Shawn M. Atkins, 20, Parker, Colorado
Spc. Eric S. McKinley, 24, Corvallis, Oregon
Pfc. Thomas D. Caughman, 20, Lexington, South Carolina
Capt. Humayun S. M. Khan, 27, Bristow, Virginia
Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Bohlman, 21, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sgt. Jamie A. Gray, 29, Montpelier, Vermont
Pfc. Melissa J. Hobart, 22, Ladson, South Carolina
Sgt. Melvin Y. Mora, 27, Columbia, Missouri
Spc. Ryan E. Doltz, 26, Mine Hill, New Jersey
Sgt. Humberto F. Timoteo, 25, Newark, New Jersey
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill, 51, Carlstadt, New Jersey
Spc. Christopher M. Duffy, 26, Brick, New Jersey
Sgt. Justin L. Eyerly, 23, Salem, Oregon
Spc. Justin W. Linden, 22, Portland, Oregon
1st Lt. Erik. S. McCrae, 25, Portland, Oregon
Lance Cpl. Todd J. Bolding, 23, Manvel, Texas
Cpl. Bum R. Lee, 21, Sunnyvale, California
Pfc. Markus J. Johnson, 20, Springfield, Massachusetts
Frank T. Carvill … I don’t know him, but he was 51 years old, older than I am, a Rutgers graduate, getting married when his tour ended, and thinking of becoming a lawyer.
Can I hear again, Mr. Bush, what Sgt. Carvill was fighting for?
Posted by Bill at July 6, 2004 02:16 PM
When you look at a list like that and check out the ages of those fallen soldiers, it makes you really sad and then really really angry. It is all so senseless. I no longer watch the news because for a whole year we have had to live with incredible sadness and I am not even American.
I completely understand everyones views and opinions and you have a right to speek freely as you are Americans. For a while I got somewhat offended by these pages because Spc Justin Linden, my husband, was for Bush and I don't know that he would want his name on a page against him. At the same time though, freedom of speach is one of the things our soldiers fought so hard for, and I really appreciate the military support. It's the people who have no respect for our troops that bring me anger. Again thanks for supporting our soldiers!!!