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As soldiers die in ones and twos, technology brings loss to the world

May-30-2005 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

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By Alex Fryer, Seattle Times

The day the Defense Department announced the deaths of three Fort Lewis-based soldiers last week, electronic condolences appeared on a Web site for military families.

Newspapers and television stations from the soldiers' hometowns in Kansas, Arkansas and Ohio noted their passing. On Thursday, their comrades eulogized the fallen in a Fort Lewis memorial, one of three funerals for the men.

The outpouring, by no means unusual, underscores the fact that we remember the 1,834 who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan more comprehensively than in any other conflict in American history, said Fort Lewis Chaplain Maj. David Shoffner.

The pace of casualties is slow and steady, leaving time to feel each loss. [...]

On the Web site strykernews.com, anyone with Internet access could read comments by an officer during a memorial service for the three men in Mosul, and peruse postings by "idaho stryker mom," "MosulStrykerwife" and others who offered kind thoughts.

"Know that your entire Stryker Family holds you close to our hearts and prayers for your comfort and strength," reads one message. "We will never forget the sacrifice that you have made."

Similar messages will be posted for the next casualty. [...]


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