Ohio Town Mourns Sons Killed in Iraq

[dogday]

http://ktla.trb.com/news/nationworld/world/ktla-fg-ohio4aug04-lat,0,2141227.story?coll=ktla-news-1

Cleveland suburb is headquarters of a Marine battalion that lost 19 young men in two incidents this week.

By P.J. Huffstutter
Times Staff Writer

August 4, 2005

BROOK PARK, Ohio -- Crisp American flags and emotionally worn spirits Wednesday filled the streets of this working-class town, headquarters of a Marine battalion that this week lost 19 young men in Iraq.

Families and neighbors waited anxiously to hear the names of the 14 members of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, who died Wednesday while on patrol near Haditha, about 130 miles northwest of Baghdad. Military officials said the reservists' armored vehicle hit a roadside bomb.

On Monday, five Marines from the same battalion who had been trained as snipers were killed in an ambush near the Syrian border.

"How much more are we expected to give?" asked Nancy Chase, 47, a schoolteacher who came to place flowers and flags at the entrance of the battalion's headquarters.


Where is the President? Why has he not contacted these People?

[paineinthearse]

1. Where is the President?

On the pig ranch. He's been working hard, real hard, and deserves his 5 weeks off. How dare you criticize our leader! :sarcasm:

[Bumblebee]

5. In the meantime, in TX, at the base he likes to use as a prop

two Iraq veterans, one of whom was supposed to go back in the fall, committed suicide:

http://www.click2houston.com/news/4806941/detail.html

[dogday]

7. I am afraid we will see more than this

this is so sad. This war causes more pain and sorrow. And yet the President sits unaware of the grief of this nation.

[skooooo]

2. He's on vacation...

[Chipper Chat]

3. Bush doesn't need Ohio anymore.

He's discarded the state like a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am prostitute.

[kittenpants]

4. c'mon, he's only got like 5 weeks of vacation!

do you know how long it would take to meet with every freakin family that loses someone in the war. There are a LOT of them. *stomps foot* Jenna & I wanna play Mario Cart!

[DS1]

6. Meanwhile Brit Hume is considering investing in flag manufacturers

Hey, there's money to be made

:eyes:

[liberalnurse]

8. How many are left in the battalion?

:blush:

[dogday]

9. Here is another article, this one is so sad...........

http://www.suntimes.com/output/iraq/cst-nws-iohio04.html


COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Rosemary Palmer and her husband were making plans to attend memorial services for six Marine reservists killed earlier this week-- five of them from the same battalion as her son, Lance Cpl. Edward Schroeder-- when two uniformed servicemen came down her street.

It was her family's turn.

"We knew. They didn't even get a chance to knock," Palmer said.