Say A Little Prayer
Every morning when I wake up, before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer that there won’t be any casualties announced by the Department of Defense in my e-mail.
Sometimes it works. Not today.
Sgt. David J. Drakulich, 22, of Reno, Nev., died Jan. 9 in Chagali, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C., the folks I used to hang out with when I worked with the long-defunct Fayetteville Times.
In Iraq, the DoD announced the Jan. 9 death of three soldiers who died of wounds sustained during combat operations in Samarra, Iraq. Gone are:
Sgt. David J. Hart, 22, of Lake View Terrace, Calif., who died in Balad, Iraq.
Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo, 19, of San Marcos, Calif., who died in Samarra, Iraq.
Pfc. Phillip J. Pannier, 20, of Washburn, Ill., who died in Samarra, Iraq.
They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
Posted by Bryan McKenzie at 10:17 AM. Filed under: Tids and Bits •
