SOLO LOS MUERTOS HAN VISTO EL FIN DE LA GUERRA (George Santayana)
'Bienvenido, presidente' Jorge Semprún
De la BBC: Veterans gather for D-Day event The Allies suffered 215,000 casualties on D-Day and in the Normandy campaign. Germany suffered similar losses as the Allies fought desperately up the beaches and into the French countryside to form a bridgehead. "It's a great feeling ... to come here," said Austin Cox, 90, of Maryland, who landed on Omaha Beach as a sergeant with the 29th Division of the US 115th Infantry Regiment. "My comrades though are buried over at Omaha," he said.
'Bienvenido, presidente' Jorge Semprún
De la BBC: Veterans gather for D-Day event The Allies suffered 215,000 casualties on D-Day and in the Normandy campaign. Germany suffered similar losses as the Allies fought desperately up the beaches and into the French countryside to form a bridgehead. "It's a great feeling ... to come here," said Austin Cox, 90, of Maryland, who landed on Omaha Beach as a sergeant with the 29th Division of the US 115th Infantry Regiment. "My comrades though are buried over at Omaha," he said.
Del DoD (notificaciones recibidas esta madrugada, referidas a días anteriores)
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:13:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Christopher M. Kurth, 23, of Alamogordo, N.M., died June 4 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For more information the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:53:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Charles D. Parrish, 23, of Jasper, Ala., died June 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier that day in Jalula, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. He was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
For more information the media may contact the Fort Leonard Wood public affairs office at (573) 563-4013.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:10:00 -0500
Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur, 26, of Hilo, Hawaii, died June 1 in Nerkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:02:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 4 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.
Killed were:
Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette, 37, of Lula, Ga.,
Staff Sgt. John C. Beale, 39, of Riverdale, Ga., and
Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, Ga.
For more information media may contact Lt. Col. Baldowski at (404) 409-8104 or (404) 254-3558.
Moonlight Serenade
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:13:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Christopher M. Kurth, 23, of Alamogordo, N.M., died June 4 in Kirkuk, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For more information the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:53:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Charles D. Parrish, 23, of Jasper, Ala., died June 4 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered earlier that day in Jalula, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade. He was assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
For more information the media may contact the Fort Leonard Wood public affairs office at (573) 563-4013.
DoD Identifies Army Casualty Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:10:00 -0500
Sgt. Jasper K. Obakrairur, 26, of Hilo, Hawaii, died June 1 in Nerkh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.
For more information media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at (315) 772-8286.
DoD Identifies Army Casualties Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:02:00 -0500
The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 4 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.
Killed were:
Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette, 37, of Lula, Ga.,
Staff Sgt. John C. Beale, 39, of Riverdale, Ga., and
Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, Ga.
For more information media may contact Lt. Col. Baldowski at (404) 409-8104 or (404) 254-3558.
Moonlight Serenade
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