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U.S. declares end of Iraq War Thursday 12/15/2011

DecMay — 2011-12-16 02:56:45Z

U.S. Government declared an end to the mission in Iraq on Thursday, December 15, 2011 lowering the American Flag in a ceremony at Baghdad International Airport attended by Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta & Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

MANNING Sgt. Richard A. 1981-2011

Contribution — 2011-08-07 12:21:08Z

Lancaster: Richard Aaron Manning, 29, of Lancaster, Ohio formerly of Delaware Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011.
He was born on December 1, 1981 to Paul R. and Christine (Clark) Manning.
Aaron was a Sergeant in the Army and served during the Operation Iraq Freedom and also during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Aaron was medically retired from the military.
He succumbed to his injuries.

Aaron was a member of the AMVETS, VFW and Wounded Warriors. He was an Airborne Scout with the 82nd Airborne Division. The Army was his love.

Aaron is survived by his parents Paul and Christine Manning; brother R. Clark Manning; maternal grandfather Robert L. Clark; Aunt Cindy (John) Wagonseller; Uncles Dr. F. David (Barbara) Manning, David (Vikki) Clark and Joseph M. Clark as well as many loved cousins.

Aaron was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother Norma Clark and paternal grandparents W. Richard and Josephine Manning.

A Funeral Liturgy will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM at SHERIDAN FUNERAL HOME Lancaster, Ohio. Burial will follow at St. Patrick Cemetery in Junction City, Ohio (Perry County) where military honors will be performed by the State Military Funeral Honors.
Family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 9 from 3-8 PM at the funeral home.

To send an online condolence and sign the guestbook, please visit www.sheridanfuneralhome.net and click obituaries.

Published in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio from August 6 to August 8, 2011

Re: List of Military Personnel Killed in the Iraq War M-Z

manykarats — 2011-03-29 21:02:02Z

Was just doing a search for our Gold Star Mother's calendar and pulled up this site. I wanted to let you know that our son is not listed here. This is his information.
Maria Martens
Proud Mother of HN Robert "Nathan" Martens
My Son, My Hero
Killed September 6, 2005 - Al Qaim, Iraq
Please Visit www.fallenheroesazmemorial.com
http://nathan-martens.memory-of.com

Support our troops!

rebeccapatters — 2010-11-12 18:56:09Z

I found this really cool way to support our troops online. Just go to this link and upload a picture and VH1 donates $1 per picture. Super cool and super easy.

http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/divas/_2010/mosaic.jhtml

Re: my dad

clldcb — 2010-05-19 18:19:44Z

what Branch of service and is he still in?

my dad

marissanichols05 — 2010-05-07 00:24:33Z

my dad has never been in my life so if you are him add me or write me at sexi_nichols@ymail.com only my real dad will know when my birthday is and how old i wil be and who is my mom and when did she get pregant and what grade im in so if you are david espionoza then hit me up if ur not then dont idc i just want to find my real dad

EDWARDS David G. 1971-2009 OHIO

Contribution — 2010-01-01 13:46:39Z

EDWARDS, David G. 38, of Springfield, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 surrounded by his family and friends in the Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, Ohio after a heroic battle with an unknown cancer.

He was born on September 27, 1971 the son of Daniel S. and Barbara L. (Dresback) Edwards.
Dave recently retired as a Lieutenant with the Springfield Fire Department in October of 2009.
He graduated from Springfield North High School, Class of 1989 and within months of graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves where he served for three years and deployed to Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
He moved to the Army Reserve Special Forces in 1992 and then in 1994 enlisted in the United States Navy for four years where he became a Navy Diver.
In 1999 he began his career with the Springfield Fire Department faithfully serving for ten years until retirement.
He also stayed active in the Army Reserves with the 346th Psyop Company and deployed with that unit to Operation Iraqi Freedom earning the Bronze Star.
In 2006 he began serving with the Ohio National Guard HQ 37th Special Troops Battalion. In continued support of Operation Iraqi Freedom he was deployed again in 2008 to Kuwait.
Dave also served with the Clark County Underwater Recovery Team, was Lifetime Member of the VFW Post 1031, and a member of First Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Angie (Williams) Edwards and his two children, Jordan and Ethan, his mother Barbara, maternal grandfather, Owen Girten of Springfield, his twin brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Penny Edwards of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; sister and brother-in-law, Dru and William Click of Springfield, half sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Jack Ward of New Bern, North Carolina; and seven nephews and two nieces.
He was preceded in death by his father in 2001, and grandmother, Alice Girten in 1997.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, January 2, 2010 from 2-4 and 6-8 in the First Christian Church, 3638 Middle Urbana Rd., Springfield, with the Firefighters Turnout beginning at 2:00 p.m.
A celebration of his life and service will be held on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church.
Burial with full military honors will follow in the Ferncliff Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to www.caringbridge.org or Mount Carmel Foundation for Cancer Services, 6150 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43213.
The family is being served by the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME. You may express condolences to the family at www.littletonandrue.com

Clark County, Ohio

ANDERT, Kevin D - Bronze Star Awarded

Lhendri479 — 2008-11-10 01:42:06Z

Medical Group sergeant awarded Bronze Star
by Senior Airman Megan P. Lyon
366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office

9/18/2007 - MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho -- A sergeant with the 366th Medical Group was awarded a Bronze Star Medal here Sept. 12 for actions during a year-long deployment to Afghanistan.

Tech. Sgt. Kevin D. Andert, 366th Medical Support Squadron, volunteered to deploy as part of a medical maintenance management team last summer to Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and surrounding area to maintain medical equipment for the entire country.

"Sergeant Andert achieved an unbelievable number of accomplishments in a harsh and challenging environment," said Col. Jerrold N. Flyer, 366th Medical Group commander. "His hard work was publicly recognized by the Afghanistan Minister of Public Health, Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi."

When Sergeant Andert arrived in Afghanistan, it was discovered that many of the equipment sites outside of Kabul were still under construction.

"After seeing how much work still had to be done on the facilities, it was decided to focus on different aspects of the job. My teammate took on equipment maintenance and I focused on the facilities," said Sergeant Andert.

During the year, Sergeant Andert helped open a refurbished 17 building, 400-bed hospital complex in Kabul and traveled to providences outside of Kabul to help build new medical facilities and improve the medical capabilities for the Afghan people. He helped open several new 50-bed hospitals in Gardez, Herat and Mazar-e Sharif. The smaller hospitals were complete with two operating rooms, isolation rooms and a modern emergency room.

The opening of the hospital was not without problems. Poor utilities, a myriad of medical equipment from different counties and cultural differences were just some of the obstacles faced.

"One of the biggest challenges we faced was training people on new technology," said Sergeant Andert. "The engineers over there are really well-trained with the older Russian equipment, but unfamiliar with new medical technologies."

In addition, Minister Fatimi signed an agreement allowing the Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and civilians to be seen at the hospital in Gardez and Kabul.

"His efforts bolstered medical care for more then 70,000 members of the Afghan National Army and National Police," said Colonel Flyer. "It also brought about improved medical care to more than two million Afghan civilians."

"The most amazing thing about the entire time I was in Afghanistan was the people," said Sergeant Andert. "Whether they were natives or contracted from another country, they were so full of pride about their jobs."

The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to any service member for bravery, acts of merit or meritorious service.

http://www.mountainhome.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123068639

Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., Iraq War, April 2003

jasche — 2006-11-18 16:22:35Z

No. 248-03
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2003

DOD IDENTIFIES MARINE CASUALTIES

The Department of Defense announced today that Marine Lance Cpl. David Edward Owens Jr., 20, of Winchester, Va., died of wounds received in action on April 12 in central Iraq. Owens was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/b04152003_bt248-03....

Another Listing of US Casualities

cantorjoeocho — 2005-08-18 20:09:10Z

Fallen Heroes of Operation Enduring Freedom ( IRAQ WAR)

cantorjoeocho — 2005-08-18 20:02:04Z

THE YOUNG VOLUNTEER A Story of the Present Times by Henry C. Blount (Written for the Cincinnati Enquirer)

ldenaut — 2005-06-21 14:08:53Z

Sgt. Carl Morgain of Butler, Pennsylvania

2005-05-28 12:02:34Z

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

By Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldier from Butler [Pennsylvania] was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq on Sunday. Sgt. Carl Morgain, 40, was in the turret of his Humvee outside an Iraqi police station when a suicide bomber in a taxi pulled near the vehicle and it exploded.
Three others guardsmen and four Iraqi policemen were slightly injured by the blast. Morgain was a member of A Company 12th Infantry, based in Butler [PA]. The unit is part of task force Dragoon, which has been in Iraq since December and assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division. near Saddam's home town or Tikrik. Sgt. Morgain had joined the Pennsylvania guard in June 2000. He had served in the active army from 1982 to 1986. In civilian life, Morgain was a communications specialist for T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil Co,. of Butler. Morgain is survived by his wife, Janice, 40, a stepson, Zachary Taylor Macurak, 17, and his mother, Carol Fay Morgain. Janice Morgain is the head of a group known as Support Operation Soldier Butler, which has raised thousands of dollars to send monthly care packages to soldiers in Iraq.

American Veterans of the War on Terror

2005-01-10 20:20:12Z

The newest veterans organization has currently been chartered and membership interest is being collected. The American Veterans of the War on Terror is a non-profit organization aimed at addressing the issues surrounding the latest war that America's servicemember's are fighting around the globe. Visit their website at http://www.AVWOT.org to learn more!

Current National Guard Platoon info. for someone

cbeyner — 2004-12-29 00:56:39Z

"Over the course of their deployment, one platoon of Oregon National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 39th Brigade's, 162nd Infantry, has become somewhat famous for their travels around Iraq."

Some Names:
Spc. John Willingham, 22, of Corvallis, Ore.,
Staff Sgt. Scott Davis, 35, of Waldport, Ore
Spike Olsen, 24, of Lake Oswego, Ore.,

If so there is an article about them in the military newsletter I receive.
Carolyn B cb010147@cfl.rr.com

A List of Texans Killed in The Iraq War - 2 December 2004

cantorjoeocho — 2004-12-03 15:43:35Z

List of Military Personnel Killed in the Iraq War M-Z

cantorjoeocho — 2004-11-23 19:22:30Z

List of Military Personnel Killed in the Iraq War,A-L

cantorjoeocho — 2004-11-23 19:19:05Z