http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/-t1.htm Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:06:48 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/-t1.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/january-2008-faces-of-the-fallen-t371.htm Chiloe I made this video for the thousands of U.S. troops and the 1.1 million+ Iraqis who have died since the 2003 invasion. R.I.P. The song is 'Adagio for Strings' (Platoon soundtrack). The men in the slideshow are (in order): Pfc. Joshua R. Anderson Lt. Col. Richard J. Berrettini Sgt. Tracy R. Birkman Petty Officer Second Class Menelek M. Brown Spec. Richard B. Burress Cpt. Thomas J. Casey Lance Cpl. Curtis A. Christensen Jr. Pfc. Duncan C. Crookston Spec. Todd E. Davis Staff ... Condolences & Obituaries Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:06:48 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/january-2008-faces-of-the-fallen-t371.htm#515 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/january-2008-faces-of-the-fallen-t371.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/capt-lawrence-oates-t261.htm Admin Lawrence Edward Grace Oates was born in Putney, London, on 17 March 1880. He was educated at Eton College and privately until 1898, when he was gazetted to a militia regiment. Two years later, he joined the Iniskilling Dragoons, a cavalry regiment, and served with distinction in the Boer War in South Africa. Severely wounded in March 1901, he was invalided home for a short time, before returning to the front by the end of the year. Promoted lieutenant in 1902, Oates served with his regiment ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:41:36 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/capt-lawrence-oates-t261.htm#372 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/capt-lawrence-oates-t261.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/december-2007-faces-of-the-fallen-t304.htm Chiloe I made this video for the the 4000+ U.S. troops and the million+ Iraqis who have died since the 2003 invasion. R.I.P. The song is 'Adagio for Strings' (Platoon soundtrack). The men in the slideshow are (in order): Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr. Chelsea, Alabama, U.S. Cpl. Joshua C. Blaney Matthews, North Carolina, U.S. Chief Petty Officer Mark T. Carter Fallbrook, California, U.S. Sgt. Kyle Dayton El Dorado Hills, California, U.S. Senior Airman Nicholas D. Eischen Sanger, California, ... Condolences & Obituaries Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:38:44 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/december-2007-faces-of-the-fallen-t304.htm#436 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/december-2007-faces-of-the-fallen-t304.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/six-canadian-soldiers-in-afghanistan-t297.htm Admin Statement by the Minister of National Defence on the deaths of Six Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan OTTAWA – The Honourable Gordon O'Connor, Minister of NationalDefence, issued the following statement today on the deaths of six Canadian soldiers: Sergeant Donald Lucas, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, based in Gagetown, N.B.; Corporal Christopher Paul Stannix, a Reservist from the Princess Louise Fusiliers, based in Halifax, N.S.; Corporal Aaron E. Williams, 2nd Battalion, ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:24:16 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/six-canadian-soldiers-in-afghanistan-t297.htm#424 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/six-canadian-soldiers-in-afghanistan-t297.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sgt-jason-boyes-t260.htm Admin KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — A newly arrived Canadian soldier was killed Sunday night while on foot patrol in the volatile Panjwai district southwest of Kandahar City. He was identified Monday as Sergeant Jason Boyes, 32, of Lynn Lake, Man. He was a member of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based in Shilo, Man. Sgt. Boyes died after triggering an explosion around the village of Zangabad, a dangerous area known for insurgent activity and littered with mines ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:38:00 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sgt-jason-boyes-t260.htm#371 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sgt-jason-boyes-t260.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/bombardier-jeremie-ouellet-1-rcha-t259.htm Anonymous Shilo, MB - The following is a statement from Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Bishop, Commanding Officer of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery: "The Regiment learned of the tragic death of Bombardier Ouellet yesterday and we are in the process of caring for his family in Matane, Quebec as well as his Regimental family here and deployed in Afghanistan. The family is our first and only focus at the moment and they will be looked after. Jérémie had been with the Regiment for nearly ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:37:30 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/bombardier-jeremie-ouellet-1-rcha-t259.htm#370 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/bombardier-jeremie-ouellet-1-rcha-t259.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/trooper-michael-yuki-hayakaze-lord-strathcona-s-horse-t258.htm Admin CBC News - A Canadian soldier was killed on Sunday after his armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in southern Afghanistan, a military official said. Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze was killed on Sunday. The soldier was in a supply convoy in the Panjwaii district, 45 kilometres west of Kandahar, Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche said. Trooper Michael Yuki Hayakaze, 25, was immediately taken from the scene by helicopter, but was pronounced dead on arrival at the medical unit at Kandahar ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:35:04 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/trooper-michael-yuki-hayakaze-lord-strathcona-s-horse-t258.htm#369 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/trooper-michael-yuki-hayakaze-lord-strathcona-s-horse-t258.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sergeant-duane-baz-barwood-raf-killed-in-iraq-t256.htm Admin It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the death of Sergeant Duane 'Baz' Barwood, attached to 903 Expeditionary Air Wing, Royal Air Force on Friday 29 February 2008, as a result of a rocket attack on the Contingency Operating Base in Basra. Sergeant Duane 'Baz' Barwood Duane Barwood from Carterton, Oxfordshire, joined the Royal Air Force in 1985 as an RAF Regiment Gunner and later transferred to become a Motor Transport Driver. He was promoted to Sergeant ... Condolences & Obituaries Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:27:10 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sergeant-duane-baz-barwood-raf-killed-in-iraq-t256.htm#367 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/sergeant-duane-baz-barwood-raf-killed-in-iraq-t256.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/unsug-glory-t239.htm Basti Basti Note: I found this here http://www.nicedoggie.net/2008/ I posted it in its entirety. Absent comrades Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the day which commemorates the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem, when the people laid palm fronds before him as a badge of honor. On Palm Sunday, April 4th 2004, badges of honor of a different sort were being earned in Sadr City, the slums on the southern fringes of Baghdad. The day before, Muqtada Al Sadr’s Mahdi Army had staged attacks on ... Condolences & Obituaries Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:14:59 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/unsug-glory-t239.htm#345 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/unsug-glory-t239.htm http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/havildar-bhanubhakta-gurung-vc-t198.htm Anonymous Havildar Bhanubhakta Gurung, who has died aged 86, was awarded a VC when serving as a rifleman in the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Burma on March 5 1945. At that time the Fourteenth Army was making a drive toward Mandalay in central Burma, and the task of the 25th Division (of which the 2nd Gurkhas were part) was to engage in diversionary action along the coastal sector of Arakan. The 3rd Battalion landed at Ru-Ywa and advanced to the high ground east of Tamandu. Capturing ... Condolences & Obituaries Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:54:39 GMT http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/havildar-bhanubhakta-gurung-vc-t198.htm#302 http://themilitaryforums.darkbb.com/condolences-obituaries-f29/havildar-bhanubhakta-gurung-vc-t198.htm