First Official U.S. Military Casualty Caused By The Enemy

[Marxist]

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed by small-arms fire in eastern Afghanistan Friday, the first member of the American military to die in the three-month-old campaign. Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, announced the death at a news conference in Tampa, Fla. He said the soldier's name was being withheld until family members were notified. Franks said the soldier was part of a U.S. military team that was working with ''local tribal elements'' near the town of Khost. He offered no specific details of the incident.


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[morninggirl5]

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake,
From the skies.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Go to sleep, peaceful sleep,
May the soldier or sailor,
God keep.
On the land or the deep,
Safe in sleep.

Love, good night, Must thou go,
When the day, And the night
Need thee so?
All is well. Speedeth all
To their rest.

Fades the light; And afar
Goeth day, And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well; Day has gone,
Night is on.

Thanks and praise, For our days,
'Neath the sun, Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go, This we know,
God is nigh.

 

[sch00lteacher]

Excellent morninggirl5

God bless him and his family.

He won't be the last.

 

[kiwiwolf]

Bless you morninggirl5...

You said it all...