Saturday, May 08, 2010

Burial, deployment

This afternoon, friends and family of Sgt Anthony O. Magee gathered at the Shady Grover Baptist Church in Eastabuchie for his funeral. Tim Doherty and La Tonya Freliz (Clarion-Ledger) report:

Magee died April 27 from wounds suffered three days earlier when his unit came under indirect fire at Contingency Operating Base Kasul in Iskandariyah, Iraq. He was a member of the United States Army's 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division from Fort Benning, Ga.
Magee is the second soldier from the Hattiesburg area killed in a 20-day span during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Spc. William Anthony Blount, 21, of Petal was killed April 7 by a roadside explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

Hattiesburg American reports, "During the ceremony, letters from members of Magee's unit were read aloud, and Magee's family were presented with several awards given to Magee for his service, including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart."

Meanwhile Gregg K. Kakesako (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) reports, "The new commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division and 800 soldiers from Schofield Barracks will be deploying to Iraq this year." William Cole (Honolulu Advertiser) adds, "In late June, a deployment ceremony is scheduled to be held for 4,300 Schofield soldiers with the Stryker Brigade who are expected to see duty in northern Iraq."

The following community sites -- plus Antiwar.com and Lily Tomlin -- updated last night and today:


And go to BRussels Tribunal, for much information -- I'm pulling the excerpt because it's ruining the entire site. It's knocking out links not only in this entry but in all entries displayed on the site.
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