nozeno
Gold Meritorious Patron
Stay strong. Good vibes and prayers to your son.
FCDC circa 1970
- Thread starter nozeno
- Start date
- Status
Stay strong. Good vibes and prayers to your son.
Mystic
Crusader
quietheart
Patron Meritorious
He's in our prayers nightly. Glad to hear he's ok and sorry to hear of those that didn't make it.
SweetnessandLight
Crusader
I pray for John and your family every day, Winnie!
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down!"
I am sorry to hear of those lost...will pray for comfort for their families, too.
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down!"
I am sorry to hear of those lost...will pray for comfort for their families, too.
Winston Smith
Flunked Scientology
Thank you all
I am sorry to lay this on this fun place.
John called at 0130 and is okay. But the situation is much more grave than I first thought. His platoon was the first to respond and casualties were in 2nd and 3rd platoons. Two Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed
and three Marines were injured, some gravely. Also 6 Afghans, one a little 6 year old girl. Evidently it was an Afghan suicide bomber orTaliban, they are not sure. It worries me so much that John was not emotional in talking about it, and he left out key stuff like being there first. He said they needed to be alert and go on. The gf of one of the guys in his vehicle was very torn up about it, and the only thing that cheered him up is when she mentioned she had been emailing us. "John? He's a great guy, my best friend." Evidently they both grew up swimming, so have much in common. It helps us to know stuff like this.
There is no time to regroup, they have to continue with the mission, so it must be so hard. John said they would be in the town where this happened a couple more days and then return to base camp for re-supply.
Thank you so much for your prayers.
D
I am sorry to lay this on this fun place.
John called at 0130 and is okay. But the situation is much more grave than I first thought. His platoon was the first to respond and casualties were in 2nd and 3rd platoons. Two Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed
and three Marines were injured, some gravely. Also 6 Afghans, one a little 6 year old girl. Evidently it was an Afghan suicide bomber orTaliban, they are not sure. It worries me so much that John was not emotional in talking about it, and he left out key stuff like being there first. He said they needed to be alert and go on. The gf of one of the guys in his vehicle was very torn up about it, and the only thing that cheered him up is when she mentioned she had been emailing us. "John? He's a great guy, my best friend." Evidently they both grew up swimming, so have much in common. It helps us to know stuff like this.
There is no time to regroup, they have to continue with the mission, so it must be so hard. John said they would be in the town where this happened a couple more days and then return to base camp for re-supply.
Thank you so much for your prayers.
D
Carmel
Crusader
Oh, bloody hell! Sad and worrying stuff.
Yeah matey, he's in our prayers....hang in there.
Dark Phoenix
Patron Meritorious
Winston, my thoughts are with you and your family.
Winston Smith
Flunked Scientology
I am so sad I do not know what to do
I just learned via email that a 4th Marine has died of injuries from the bomb on Saturday. He was flown to Germany with head injuries, where he died.
Sgt David Smith, 25
LCpl Jeremy Kane, 23
Xin Qi, 25, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, medic
a 4th unidentified, to me, but I am sure he was just a kid.
There are other injured also. All from the 3rd Platoon, 4th LAR Batattion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
3rd is the sister platoon to 1st Plt, where my son is driver of LAV #1, lead vehicle.
I am so empty inside. Please keep me and my family with you. I will only post here from now on, no more responses to stuff. It is all so trivial compared to war. I love each and every one of you.
I just learned via email that a 4th Marine has died of injuries from the bomb on Saturday. He was flown to Germany with head injuries, where he died.
Sgt David Smith, 25
LCpl Jeremy Kane, 23
Xin Qi, 25, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, medic
a 4th unidentified, to me, but I am sure he was just a kid.
There are other injured also. All from the 3rd Platoon, 4th LAR Batattion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
3rd is the sister platoon to 1st Plt, where my son is driver of LAV #1, lead vehicle.
I am so empty inside. Please keep me and my family with you. I will only post here from now on, no more responses to stuff. It is all so trivial compared to war. I love each and every one of you.
dontscamme
Patron Meritorious
My condolences to the families and friends of all those who have given their lives in service to their country.
I will send out good thoughts on behalf of you and your family, Winston.
I will send out good thoughts on behalf of you and your family, Winston.
Kathy (ImOut)
Gold Meritorious Patron
I just learned via email that a 4th Marine has died of injuries from the bomb on Saturday. He was flown to Germany with head injuries, where he died.
Sgt David Smith, 25
LCpl Jeremy Kane, 23
Xin Qi, 25, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, medic
a 4th unidentified, to me, but I am sure he was just a kid.
There are other injured also. All from the 3rd Platoon, 4th LAR Batattion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
3rd is the sister platoon to 1st Plt, where my son is driver of LAV #1, lead vehicle.
I am so empty inside. Please keep me and my family with you. I will only post here from now on, no more responses to stuff. It is all so trivial compared to war. I love each and every one of you.
Winston, you and your family and your son at war are in my thoughts.
Mystic
Crusader
I just learned via email that a 4th Marine has died of injuries from the bomb on Saturday. He was flown to Germany with head injuries, where he died.
Sgt David Smith, 25
LCpl Jeremy Kane, 23
Xin Qi, 25, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, medic
a 4th unidentified, to me, but I am sure he was just a kid.
There are other injured also. All from the 3rd Platoon, 4th LAR Batattion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
3rd is the sister platoon to 1st Plt, where my son is driver of LAV #1, lead vehicle.
I am so empty inside. Please keep me and my family with you. I will only post here from now on, no more responses to stuff. It is all so trivial compared to war. I love each and every one of you.
There certainly is a team of us here with you, Winnie. And I'm glad I'm one of them. You and your family are very loved.
Great Spirit, watch over this man's son.
Dark Phoenix
Patron Meritorious
beautifully said Mystic.
Hang in there Winnie, my friend.
Family and friends are indeed ready should you need a shoulder.
My Very Best,
X
"Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars." ~Violeta Parra
EP - Ethics Particle
Gold Meritorious Patron
Sorting out feelings...
I love each and every one of you too.
And I feel quite helpless as an individual. The world continues to be as mad as it ever was and has been.
That said, as a member of this sort of "gestalt" that has formed here on and around the ESMB forum; I will say that I feel uplifted and supported by the connections and lines of force which exist.
I do not feel alone, Winston - and rest assured that neither are you alone.
Mike
I just learned via email that a 4th Marine has died of injuries from the bomb on Saturday. He was flown to Germany with head injuries, where he died.
Sgt David Smith, 25
LCpl Jeremy Kane, 23
Xin Qi, 25, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, medic
a 4th unidentified, to me, but I am sure he was just a kid.
There are other injured also. All from the 3rd Platoon, 4th LAR Batattion, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
3rd is the sister platoon to 1st Plt, where my son is driver of LAV #1, lead vehicle.
I am so empty inside. Please keep me and my family with you. I will only post here from now on, no more responses to stuff. It is all so trivial compared to war. I love each and every one of you.
I love each and every one of you too.
And I feel quite helpless as an individual. The world continues to be as mad as it ever was and has been.
That said, as a member of this sort of "gestalt" that has formed here on and around the ESMB forum; I will say that I feel uplifted and supported by the connections and lines of force which exist.
I do not feel alone, Winston - and rest assured that neither are you alone.
Mike
^^^ That
Winston, You and yours are in my thoughts and prayers more than I would have thought possible.
Peace
Jim
Winston Smith
Flunked Scientology
Thanks all. I do not feel alone. This place is a good place. I did a futile search on this incident and found no mention anywhere, but all us of Bravo Company had it hit us in the face. It seems the media does not care anymore, but I never expected much from it anyhoo.
I am sure anyone who has seen combat knows better than I the true nature of war. Everyone used to say "I bet you are so proud of your son." We may be but that is hollow for us now. He has had to grow up fast, had to harden just to survive. I knew Marines who were so bitter at the loss of their closest friends that they became maniacs behind a machine gun. I cannot say that I blame them. Remember the series "Band of Brothers?" There is no closer bond than between those under fire, but each deals with it in their own private world.
I hope some day to return to the fun of ESMB. For now we are facing something far less glamorous than the public relations version. And again, everyone seems to say they are "heros." Our boys do not feel like heros. You will not find a single Marine claim to be a hero. They only want to protect their buddies.
nozeno
Gold Meritorious Patron
Here a some references that I found yesterday. I didn't post them because I couldn't be sure what your reaction might be. They provide names, home towns and other data that may help if anyone wants to dig deeper to learn more about these young men and their sacrifice.
http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/2010/01/fair-winds-and-following-seas.html
http://www.unknownsoldiersblog.com/
http://thesafetyplace.org/index.php...391:december-list-of-military-casualties-2009
- Status