fuck this war

I'm sorry about your cousin

7/15/2008 9:47:59 AM

Sorry to hear that man

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"he was affliated with Nova Uniao "

and yes i am familiar wit them, i hope you find out what happened just for some bit of closure

7/15/2008 9:49:59 AM

Sorry about your cousin. I'll be praying for yall

7/15/2008 9:51:54 AM

OMG when is the going to END!!!

Seems like never, Sorry for your loss MOODY, I know what it's like to lose someone close, totally sucks.

7/15/2008 9:52:20 AM

so sorry for your loss.

7/15/2008 10:22:01 AM

sorry for your loss.

my cousin was badly wounded in Fallujah and is lucky to be alive.

he believed and still believes in our mission there.

7/15/2008 11:30:38 AM

^thats an interesting point, im nto gonna be the jackass that turns this thread into a political debate

but these lobbyists and activists think they are speaking for everyone when they say "Bush's War" and "bring our boys home from this pointless war" when it simply isnt true. They are speaking for themselves and at the same time completely discrediting our soldiers ability to think and decide for themselves

some of these men believe in what they are fighting for, some dont. but dont go around spitting bullshit about how this war is total bullshit alot of guys dont believe that and guess what? they have a better perspective than you.

7/15/2008 11:34:11 AM

^ I agree. Since the war began 5 years ago the vast majority of people in the military have made the decision to enlist or re-enlist. Most of my friends in the service still believe in the mission.

7/15/2008 4:12:32 PM

some do

some don't

sorry to hear it MOODY

that's horrible

7/15/2008 4:13:50 PM

fuck politicians

7/15/2008 4:13:54 PM

sorry for your loss.

7/15/2008 6:14:37 PM

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" I agree. Since the war began 5 years ago the vast majority of people in the military have made the decision to enlist or re-enlist. Most of my friends in the service still believe in the mission."

One out of every eight soldiers gets stop-lossed.

I know that's not a lot, but that's not exactly a vast majority that automatically "re-enlists." Although I'm sure some of them might be perfectly fine with going back...I know I sure as fuck wouldn't be.

7/15/2008 6:25:23 PM

Moody...words cant express enough about your lost. I cant imagine what your family is going through and while reading your message it made me think of my younger sibling who will be flying off to fight in Iraq in September 2008...

I pray that the rest of the men/women in your cousin's unit stay safe, and while I whole heartedly DO NOT support this war, I will forever be in support of our troops and I hope the military personnel over there are able to stay out of harms way. Im very sorry about your loss Moody.......

7/15/2008 6:47:36 PM

thanks everyone for all the support. my aunt and uncle aren't doing well at all, but hopefully things will improve in time. it's a bit comforting to me to know that he went down fighting and it wasn't some random fall off a humvee type thing, but at the same time, knowing that a week earlier the EXACT same base was ambushed makes me question things.

if that's a strategic point, i understand, but if it's a makeshift, mobile "war room" type of a thing, that bothers me. my boss is a ret. pilot and explained some of the reasons why that can happen and how it will be filed as a lesson learned and all that stuff, but it's a bit frustrating.

hopefully everyone can get home soon.

7/15/2008 7:09:49 PM

We don't need a surge in Iraq, we need a surge in Afghanistan.

And sorry about your loss.

7/15/2008 7:22:32 PM

We don't need a surge in Iraq, we need a surge in Afghanistan.

And sorry about your loss.

7/15/2008 7:25:58 PM

just got off the phone with my dad.

11 days.

pruitt was 11 days from coming home, had already packed his bags, and just had a new motorcycle delivered to his nana's house because he was coming back to live at fort bragg. that makes me sick. 11 stupid days.

7/15/2008 8:15:10 PM

my condolences

[Edited on July 15, 2008 at 8:21 PM. Reason : ^fuck man...11 days...i'm so sorry]

7/15/2008 8:20:44 PM

I am so sorry for your loss

7/15/2008 8:23:24 PM

that sounds like one motherfucker of a fight

7/15/2008 8:27:33 PM

We don't need a surge in Iraq, we need a surge in Afghanistan.

And sorry about your loss.

I can honestly say that I'm lucky enough not to have any family/close friends fighting right now. I feel for anyone who has a loved one over there or has lost one over there. I couldn't begin to imagine the feelings that you must be going through. God bless.

7/15/2008 8:32:26 PM

that 11 days addendum made me cry a little

i was worried to DEATH something like this would happen to my uncle

7/15/2008 8:35:55 PM

Chris...my heartfelt prayers are with you and your family buddy. I went to go write on your facebook wall and saw that we weren't friends lol. Doh. Anyways I just wanted to let you know I had a buddy of mine get killed over there last year and its a rough thing all around. It gets easier at times but you never forget.

Your cousin went down fighting and if it were me over there thats sure as he hell they only way I'd want to go.

God bless and hope things are going goo in tex. Say hey to Tilds for me.

7/15/2008 8:56:13 PM

Your cousin is part of a group, from the revolutionary war to an indefinate future, that will never be forgotten. He made the ultimate sacrifice for you, for me, and for this country. Words cannot describe how greatful I am for your cousin, and the other men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Your cousin is a true American hero.

7/15/2008 9:16:06 PM

http://www.michaelyon-online.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=7&Itemid=

7/15/2008 9:20:24 PM

So sorry for your loss.

7/15/2008 9:29:56 PM

Sorry It was on the front page of the News & Record in Greensboro today.

7/16/2008 9:02:43 AM

http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/3217632/

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"N.C. soldier among nine killed in Afghanistan FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The military says a North Carolina paratrooper was one of nine soldiers who in an attack on a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan Sunday. Nine soldiers from eight states were killed in an insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The men killed Sunday were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airbone Brigade Combat Team based in Vicenza, Italy. Among them was Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River. Taliban militants attacked Rainey's base in Wanat, Afghanistan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. Also killed in the incident where 1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Hawaii. Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, Calif. Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Ga. Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Wash. Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tenn. Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Ga. Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Mo. Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky. The soldiers were killed in the deadliest incident for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since June 2005, when 16 American soldiers were killed as a rocket-propelled grenade shot down their helicopter."

Sorry for your loss. It's really tragic.

7/16/2008 8:34:31 PM

Sorry for your loss.

7/16/2008 8:38:55 PM

yeah the first two lines in the article rubbed me the wrong way, but i know that's not how it was intended.

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"Pruitt Rainey had just 14 days left in Afghanistan. But he will be going home early."

7/16/2008 9:30:38 PM

Sorry for your loss.

7/16/2008 9:37:58 PM

Sorry for your loss, MOODY.


My cousin is stationed in Iraq in Fallujah. I worry about something like this happening on a daily basis.

7/16/2008 9:39:57 PM

i'll keep everyone over there in my thoughts and prayers. hopefully everyone can stay safe and serve their country.

7/16/2008 9:46:10 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wanat

7/16/2008 10:45:25 PM

I'm sorry for your loss

7/16/2008 11:03:02 PM

Im really sorry to hear that chris

7/16/2008 11:07:52 PM

sorry for your loss, Chris. I'll pray for you and your family.

7/16/2008 11:25:01 PM

move this to the lounge, there are too many assholes around here

7/16/2008 11:30:54 PM

thanks everybody for all the support. my aunt and uncle did a lot better today (i get the relay through my dad)...there was a really good piece about pruitt on abc too so that was cool.

^everybody has been awesome so far. which says a lot about most twwers imo.

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 12:22 AM. Reason : /]

7/17/2008 12:22:05 AM

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"Sources: Slain soldiers didn't get full intelligence on Taliban force WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Army unit overrun at a remote Afghanistan outpost didn't get enough intelligence that 200 insurgents were in the area and poised to attack, two military officials told CNN. Nine soldiers were killed Sunday when Taliban insurgents overran an observation point but failed to breach the main coalition base near the village of Wanat in Kunar province, which borders Pakistani territory where Taliban militants are thought to operate openly. The Pentagon has begun a formal investigation into why adequate intelligence failed to reach the unit, military officials said Thursday. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. troops in Afghanistan in three years, underscoring how the conflict is escalating."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/17/afghan.probe/index.html

7/17/2008 1:25:58 PM

i'm sorry to hear that man


my heart goes out to you and your family.........this "war" needs to end

7/17/2008 1:27:03 PM

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"They are speaking for themselves and at the same time completely discrediting our soldiers ability to think and decide for themselves "

i thought military training dictated that soldiers werent supposed to think for themselves, but to follow orders.

regardless, sorry for your loss. he died with honor.

7/17/2008 1:29:20 PM

my ex told me yesterday that they lost a guy the day before...

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Reason : ]

7/17/2008 1:30:31 PM

^^battlefield psychology. insane stuff

7/17/2008 1:31:54 PM

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"Sources: Slain soldiers didn't get full intelligence on Taliban force"

7/17/2008 2:53:41 PM

sorry for your loss MOODY. lost my cousin and best friend in Iraq. I feel for you.

7/17/2008 4:32:06 PM

Quote :

"Nine soldiers were killed Sunday when Taliban insurgents overran an observation point but failed to breach the main coalition base near the village of Wanat in Kunar province, which borders Pakistani territory where Taliban militants are thought to operate openly. The Pentagon has begun a formal investigation into why adequate intelligence failed to reach the unit, military officials said Thursday. It was the deadliest attack on U.S. troops in Afghanistan in three years, underscoring how the conflict is escalating.""

9 out 150,000 troops out of over 6 billion people
I am sorry about your cousin;


but your cousin had a choice. Your cousin did not have to join the military.
I thank your cousin for deciding to do so, and all others who have made that choice.
May fortune be with your family during these hard times.

7/18/2008 3:40:07 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/17/airborne.soldiers.family/index.html

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"Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, North Carolina, also joined the Army as a means to pay for his college education so he could become a teacher, according to Jeff Terrell, the leader of the youth group at the Glen Hope Baptist Church. "He wasn't going to be a career military guy, but he believed in what he was doing," said Terrell, who knew Rainey since his teen years. "He felt like this would help him. He enjoyed it, but he had other plans. "He really wanted to teach. He had a good way with kids. Kids flocked to him." Before joining the Army, Rainey spent his time doing martial arts, a pastime that came naturally to the high school wrestling star, and volunteering for his church's youth ministry. "The kids loved to jump on him like he was a big bear," Terrell said. "He was a big kid, but he was gentle.""

7/18/2008 6:26:28 PM

Visitation is Tuesday and funeral Wednesday

7/18/2008 9:49:25 PM

what highschool did he go to? when i lived in haw river i went to southern, but i was really really close to being considered in graham(think they zoned our road in haw river cause it was full of negros)

7/18/2008 9:50:22 PM