Virginia Fallen

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2007-01

  • Virginia Guardsmen Fall. 2007-01-25. It’s been reported in the local news a lot, but it’s well worth noting again that two of the twelve soldiers who died in the Black Hawk helicopter crash near Baghdad this past weekend were Virginia Guardsmen: Va. copter-crash victims recalled.
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2007-02

  • Virginia Marine Falls: Lance Cpl. Daniel Morris. 2007-02-22. I’m embarrassed at how late I am to mention this, but here goes: This year I’m trying to do what little I can to honor fallen soldiers from Virginia by making a brief note about their passing. It’s not nearly as much as they deserve.
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2007-03

2007-04

  • Virginia Fallen: Staff Sgt. Jason Arnette. 2007-04-09. As usual, I’m very late on this, but I wanted to briefly mention: Amelia County native Staff Sgt. Jason Arnette was killed by an improved explosive device in Iraq on Sunday, April 1, 2007. From the Times-Dispatch: ‘“He not only gave his life for his country, he died doing what he wanted to do,” his mother, Michelle Arnette, said last night from her home in Amelia.’
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2007-05

  • Virginia Fallen: PFC Murphy, SSG Kiernan, SGT Cauthorn, SGT Frazier. 2007-05-16. I heard on the radio this morning that a soldier from Lynchburg, Private 1st Class Chris Murphy, was killed in the ambush that also resulted in 3 kidnapped American soldiers. From the Times-Dispatch: “He was very dedicated to this,” she said. “He said he had made the right decision and was thinking of making a career of [the military].”
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  • Virginia Fallen: PFC Gautier, CWO Moore. 2007-05-25. I’m not quite sure why I keep doing this. It’s actually quite depressing, but it feels wrong not to make an effort to shine a little bit of light on the people getting killed over there in Iraq, regardless of one’s political views about the situation.
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