Comments on: Honoring A Hero On Memorial Day http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/05/28/honoring-a-hero-on-memorial-day/ My rantings and ravings in this interesting world. Fri, 24 Dec 2010 22:41:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Richard Lowry http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/05/28/honoring-a-hero-on-memorial-day/comment-page-1/#comment-28738 Richard Lowry Tue, 29 May 2007 00:45:30 +0000 http://www.commonfolkusingcommonsense.com/2007/05/28/honoring-a-hero-on-memorial-day/#comment-28738 Staff Sergeant Jordan gave his life in one of the bloodiest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was killed in an all out fight with the enemy. No Iraqi feigned surrender. You can read his story and the story of the other seventeen Marines and eleven soldiers who died on March 23, 2003 in the battle for An Nasiriyah is "Marines in the Garden of Eden." Let us not forget any of the twenty-nine Americans who died in the first major battle of the war: 1. SPC Jamaal R. Addison, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 22, Roswell, Ga., March 23, 2003 2. SPC Edward J. Anguiano, KIA in 507th ambush 3rd Combat Support Battalion 24, Brownsville, Texas, March 23, 2003 3. Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, KIA in C206 2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion 31, Ventura, Calif., March 23, 2003 4. Lance Corporal Thomas A. Blair “Broken Arrow” KIA 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion 24, Broken Arrow, OK, March 23, 2003 5. Lance Corporal Brian Rory Buesing, KIA north of Saddam Canal Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23, 2003 6. Sgt. George Edward Buggs, KIA in 507th ambush 3rd Forward Support Battalion 31, Barnwell, S.C., March 23, 2003, 7. Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, KIA Charlie Company, 1st Battalion. 2nd Marines 21, Buffalo, N.Y., March 23, 2003 8. Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, KIA Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 22, Waterford, Conn., March 23, 2003 9. Lance Corporal Donald “John” Cline, Jr., KIA in C208 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 21, Sparks, Nevada, March 23, 2003 10. Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 38, Cleveland, OH, March 23, 2003 11. PVT Ruben Estrella-Soto, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 18, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003 12. Lance Corporal David K. Fribley, KIA north of the Saddam Canal 3rd Platoon (?), Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 26, Lee, Fla., March 23, 2003 13. Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208 Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 21, Costa Mesa, Calif., March 23, 2003 14. Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208 Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 20, Macon, Ill., March 23, 2003 15. Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208 Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 20, Los Angeles, March 23, 2003 16. Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, KIA Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 19, Boiling Springs, S.C., March 23, 2003 17. PFC Howard Johnson II, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 21, Mobile, Alabama, March 23, 2003 18. Staff Sergeant Phillip A. Jordan, KIA north of Saddam Canal Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23, 2003 19. SPC James M. Kiehl, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 22, Comfort, Texas, March 23, 2003 20. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Johnny Mata, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 35, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003 21. Corporal Patrick R. Nixon, KIA in C208 Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 21, Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 2003 22. Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, WIA in 507th ambush, died as POW 507th Maintenance Company 23, Tuba City, Ariz., March 23, 2003 23. 2nd Lieutenant Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., KIA north of Saddam Canal 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Forward Observer for Charlie Company, 1/2 Marines 31, Nye, Nevada, March 23, 2003 24. Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, KIA in C206 Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 23, Casper, Wyo., March 23, 2003 25. Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, KIA in or near C203 Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 21, San Diego, March 23, 2003, Iraq 26. Private Brandon Ulysses Sloan, KIA in 507th ambush 507th Maintenance Company 19, Bedford, Ohio, March 23, 2003 27. Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, KIA in or near C203 Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 22, Adams, Colo., March 23, 2003 28. Sergeant Donald Ralph Walters CAPTURED during 507th ambush then murdered. 507th Maintenance Company 33, Salem, Ore., March 23, 2003. Iraq 29. Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, KIA in C208 Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines 31, Phoenix, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq Staff Sergeant Jordan gave his life in one of the bloodiest battles of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was killed in an all out fight with the enemy. No Iraqi feigned surrender.

You can read his story and the story of the other seventeen Marines and eleven soldiers who died on March 23, 2003 in the battle for An Nasiriyah is “Marines in the Garden of Eden.”

Let us not forget any of the twenty-nine Americans who died in the first major battle of the war:

1. SPC Jamaal R. Addison, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
22, Roswell, Ga., March 23, 2003

2. SPC Edward J. Anguiano, KIA in 507th ambush
3rd Combat Support Battalion
24, Brownsville, Texas, March 23, 2003

3. Sgt. Michael E. Bitz, KIA in C206
2nd Assault Amphibious Battalion
31, Ventura, Calif., March 23, 2003

4. Lance Corporal Thomas A. Blair “Broken Arrow” KIA
2nd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion
24, Broken Arrow, OK, March 23, 2003

5. Lance Corporal Brian Rory Buesing, KIA north of Saddam Canal
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
20, Cedar Key, Fla., March 23, 2003

6. Sgt. George Edward Buggs, KIA in 507th ambush
3rd Forward Support Battalion
31, Barnwell, S.C., March 23, 2003,

7. Pfc. Tamario D. Burkett, KIA
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion. 2nd Marines
21, Buffalo, N.Y., March 23, 2003

8. Cpl. Kemaphoom A. Chanawongse, KIA
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
22, Waterford, Conn., March 23, 2003

9. Lance Corporal Donald “John” Cline, Jr., KIA in C208
3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
21, Sparks, Nevada, March 23, 2003

10. Master Sgt. Robert J. Dowdy, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
38, Cleveland, OH, March 23, 2003

11. PVT Ruben Estrella-Soto, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
18, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003

12. Lance Corporal David K. Fribley, KIA north of the Saddam Canal
3rd Platoon (?), Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
26, Lee, Fla., March 23, 2003

13. Cpl. Jose A. Garibay, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
21, Costa Mesa, Calif., March 23, 2003

14. Pvt. Jonathan L. Gifford, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
20, Macon, Ill., March 23, 2003

15. Cpl. Jorge A. Gonzalez, WIA north of Saddam Canal, KIA in C208
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
20, Los Angeles, March 23, 2003

16. Pvt. Nolen R. Hutchings, KIA
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
19, Boiling Springs, S.C., March 23, 2003

17. PFC Howard Johnson II, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
21, Mobile, Alabama, March 23, 2003

18. Staff Sergeant Phillip A. Jordan, KIA north of Saddam Canal
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
42, Brazoria, Texas, March 23, 2003

19. SPC James M. Kiehl, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
22, Comfort, Texas, March 23, 2003

20. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Johnny Mata, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
35, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2003

21. Corporal Patrick R. Nixon, KIA in C208
Weapons Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
21, Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 2003

22. Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, WIA in 507th ambush, died as POW
507th Maintenance Company
23, Tuba City, Ariz., March 23, 2003

23. 2nd Lieutenant Frederick E. Pokorney Jr., KIA north of Saddam Canal
1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Forward Observer for Charlie Company, 1/2 Marines
31, Nye, Nevada, March 23, 2003

24. Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, KIA in C206
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
23, Casper, Wyo., March 23, 2003

25. Cpl. Randal Kent Rosacker, KIA in or near C203
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
21, San Diego, March 23, 2003, Iraq

26. Private Brandon Ulysses Sloan, KIA in 507th ambush
507th Maintenance Company
19, Bedford, Ohio, March 23, 2003

27. Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, KIA in or near C203
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
22, Adams, Colo., March 23, 2003

28. Sergeant Donald Ralph Walters CAPTURED during 507th ambush then murdered.
507th Maintenance Company
33, Salem, Ore., March 23, 2003. Iraq

29. Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, KIA in C208
Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines
31, Phoenix, Ariz., March 23, 2003, Iraq

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