She died an ordinary death in Iraq, at least by today's standards:

[trumad]

"An ordinary death"? WTF



U.S. Army 2nd Lieut. Emily Perez, 23, was buried Tuesday at West Point, on a high bluff overlooking the Hudson River, alongside two centuries of fallen graduates from the United States Military Academy. She was the first combat death from the 2005 graduating class — called "the class of 9/11" because they arrived at the prestigious school just two weeks before the terror attacks. She was also the first female West Point graduate to be killed in Iraq.

She died an ordinary death in Iraq, at least by today's standards: a roadside bomb exploded as she led her platoon in a convoy south of Baghdad on Sept. 12. But what makes this death so difficult in a sea of violence is just how extraordinary this particular soldier was.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1540856,00.html?cnn=yes

[H2O Man]

1. A new opiate

of the masses: the corporate media. How vulgar of them to call it "an ordinary death."

[shadowknows69]

4. That's the mindset of the soldiers now

they know they're in an endless war. They just keep punching the clock until someone punches their ticket. they consider their base home. their unit their only family. I've met GI's who didn't even contact their families as soon as they got back. these people need decompression time and they aren't getting it.

[OKNancy]

2. What an outstanding young woman.

I read the first two pages..going back after this post.
So sad and unnecessary.

[ShortnFiery]

3. "An Ordinary Death In Iraq by an IED." :(

TIME.com needs to apologize for this outrageous comment.

Insensitive Bastards are not just in The Government but scamper about our M$M.

This comment is UNSAT!

No death is "ordinary" but to qualify a COMBAT DEATH as such is an insult to all who loved this brave soldier. :grr:

Damn time.com! :thumbsdown:

[madrchsod]

5. "She died an ordinary death in Iraq, at least by today's standards"

look how far we have fallen...today`s standard is a roadside bomb

[PaddyMac]

6. tragic

Help prevent the next tragic war, on Iran: http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/involved/iran092906.html