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Eugene

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Thu Mar-02-06 02:41 PM
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Vermonter killed in Iraq

Edited on Thu Mar-02-06 02:49 PM by Eugene

Vermonter killed in Iraq

By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Writer | March 2, 2006

COLCHESTER, Vt. --Vermont National Guard Spc. Christopher Merchant of Hardwick was killed
in a coordinated attack on Iraqi police headquarters in Iraq, the National Guard said Thursday.

Merchant, 32, was killed Wednesday in an observation tour roughly three miles northwest of Ramadi.
Two New Hampshire Guard soldiers -- Sgt. Jose Pequeno, 32, of Lisbon, N.H., and Pvt. Richard Ghent,
20, of Rochester, N.H. -- were wounded in the same attack.

Merchant was serving in the Ramadi area with Task Force Saber.

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0007

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Thu Mar-02-06 02:44 PM
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1. Pile another one on!

Edited on Thu Mar-02-06 02:57 PM by 0007

~~Grass~~ Bush

Pile the bodies high in ~~Austerlitz and Waterloo~~ <[br />Shovel them under and let me work--
I am the ~~grass;~~ bush; I cover all.

And pile them high in ~~Gettyburg~~ Baghdad
And pile them high in ~~Ypres and Vedum~~ Mossoul and Al Fallaujah

Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?

I am the ~~grass~~ bush.
Let me work.

Carl Sandburg

Support the war - Donate a Son a daughter
The GOP working for a better America
God Bless America
The GOP working for a better America

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Burried News

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Thu Mar-02-06 03:04 PM
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2. Poppies for the Dick

Edited on Thu Mar-02-06 03:06 PM by Burried News

n Flanders Fields
http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

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0007

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Thu Mar-02-06 05:52 PM
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6. That a great poem. And yes, it brought a tear to my eye!

Thank you.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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meganmonkey

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Thu Mar-02-06 03:16 PM
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3. Rest In Peace Soldier

I am sorry you were unable to live in Peace. :cry:

:patriot:

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ninkasi

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Thu Mar-02-06 03:33 PM
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4. What a thoughtful, beautiful thing to say

When will all of our troops come home alive and unharmed?

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democrank

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Thu Mar-02-06 03:40 PM
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5. Spc. Merchant`s home is

a matter of minutes from here. He leaves a wife and FOUR children. I could cry.

Going out to move my VERMONT SAYS NO TO WAR yard sign even closer to the road.

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MaineDem

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Thu Mar-02-06 05:55 PM
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7. I read that VT has lost more soldiers in Iraq per capita than any state

So very sad...and needless.

Maine lost a soldier over the weekend, too.

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