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Memorial for six Fort Lewis soldiers killed in Mosul

Dec-29-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By ELIZABETH M. GILLESPIE; Associated Press

FORT LEWIS, Wash. -- Hundreds of friends and relatives of six Stryker brigade soldiers killed in the bombing of a dining tent at Mosul, Iraq, gathered Wednesday to remember the fallen as heroes.
“We grieve the loss of six soldiers, six brothers in arms,” Army Maj. Timothy Gauthier said as the memorial service began.

Among those attending were Gov. Gary Locke and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Each soldier was to be honored by two tributes -- one from a commander, one from a fellow soldier -- before a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps” at Fort Lewis’ Soldiers Field House.

The six, all members of the Stryker Brigade, died when a suicide bomber, apparently dressed in an Iraqi military uniform, walked into a mess tent in Mosul around noontime on Dec. 21. It was the deadliest attack so far at a U.S. military base in Iraq, claiming 22 lives, including 14 American soldiers and several civilians.

Additional news links regarding the memorial.

Fort Lewis honors six slain soldiers - The Olympian

'We Grieve The Loss Of 6 Soldiers, 6 Brothers In Arms' - KOMO TV

Sobs and Silence at Memorial for Soldiers at Washington Base - New York Times

Memorial honors six killed in bombing - News Tribune

Fort Lewis pays tribute to six of its own - Seattle P-I

Honoring fallen comrades - Seattle Times

A day of sadness, pride - The Olympian


Hundreds remember Soldiers killed in Mosul - Army News Service


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