DOD Identifies Army Casualties - 02-Feb-04

[IndianaGreen]

A fellow DUer, Tolania, posted over the weekend that her husband was serving with the 4ID in Kirkuk, and we were all worried sick about her and her hubby. As it turned out, her hubby is okay.

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom when their vehicle was hit on Jan. 31 by an improvised explosive device during convoy operations in Kirkuk, Iraq. Killed were:

Sgt. Eliu A. Miersandoval, 27, of San Clemente, Calif.

Cpl. Juan C. Cabralbanuelos, 25, of Emporia, Kan.

Pfc. Holly J. McGeogh, 19, of Taylor, Mich.

The soldiers were assigned to Company A, 4th Forward Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (Mech), Fort Hood, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040202-0941.html

Related story:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=340184#342146

[MasonJar]

1. Just kids, especially Holly. I hate *.

[number6]

2. Sad Story

...Stop *

[Snappy]

3. Operation Iraqi Freedom

Weren't the Iraqis liberated a few months ago? Why are the US and allies still there? If they left there wouldn't be any of them being killed and maimed, right?

[salin]

4. Thanks for the update.

and thanks to our selected commander in chief who did all he could to avoid any real service for sending these folks to their deaths all to further his own agenda rather than to uphold his charge of national security.

[fishnfla]

5. bring them home

end this war

[GreyV]

6. bring them home....

Bring them home indeed. Both family members of dead Iraqis, and Americans, should sue the living crap out of the government. American public doesn't care if 50, 500, or 5000 GIs die. Money is the only thing that will bring attention to the mass murder that is going on in Iraq.