Take a moment to reflect

Today is the last day of displaying the 82nd Airborne tribute patch within my blog posts. I have tried to display it for thirty days by thinking to add it to the posts each day. At that time I could pause and consider the sacrifices that were made by the nine soldiers who died.

Tomorrow I will cease to add the patch to my posts. However, I will be moving the patch to the right column as a permanent display. While specifically added for the nine soldiers who died in April, it is also a reminder of all those who have died in the current conflict regardless of branch or division.



Thank you to all those who are in harms way.

Remembering those who were lost

Remember the Fallen

Remember the fallen

Remember the fallen.

Base Mourns 9 Soldiers Killed in Iraq
There was shock and dismay at the home base of the 82nd Airborne Division, as people mourned the deadliest day of combat in the division's history since the Vietnam War. Nine paratroopers died and 20 others were injured Monday when suicide bombers blew up a large dump truck near a patrol base...

The deaths raised to 85 the number of U.S. service members who have died in Iraq in April, making it the deadliest month for American troops since December, when 112 died.

We will remember.