12.19.10
US Army SPC Ethan L Goncalo, 21, Fall River, MA
US Marines SSgt Stacy A Green, 34, Alexander City, AL
US Army CPL Sean M Collins, 25, Ewa Beach, HI
US Army Willie A McLawhorn Jr, 23, Conway, NC
US Army SPC Patrick D Deans, 22, Orlando, FL
US Army SPC Kenneth E Necochea, 21, San Diego, CA
US Army SPC Derek T Simonetta, 21, Redwood City, CA
US Army SPC Jorge E Villacis, 24, Sunrise, FL
US Marines Sgt Justin E Schmalstieg, 28, Pittsburgh, PA
US Marines LCpl Jose A Hernandez, 19, West Palm Beach, FL
US Army SPC Sean R Cutsforth, 22, Radford, VA
US Marines LCpl Jose L Maldonado, 21, Mathis, TX
May all who died serving their country rest in peace and rise in glory.
May God give comfort, consolation, and the peace that passes understanding to those who love the departed service members.
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
List and title of the post from The Daily Office.
My faded bumper sticker that was once bright yellow, red, and blue.
Alas. Prayers for all.
ReplyDeleteTime to bring them home.
ReplyDeleteMimi, thanks for doing this. It seems the media can hardly be bothered to mention that Americans have died in Afghanistan or Iraq nowadays, much less give their names; the only program I know that does so is ABC's This Week. The rest is--silence.
ReplyDeleteBTW, that's Fall River in the singular. Home of a large population descended from Portuguese/Azorean immigrants (of which I suspect the Goncalo family is probably typical).
The rest is--silence.
ReplyDeleteKishnevi, we must not be silent. Attention must be paid!
PS: I corrected the spelling.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you and Cathy for leaving a comment.
As you know, Mimi, I have failed to keep up my listing the names (and mounting toll). I appreciate your post very much. We must not forget.
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