I just told my son the two soldiers captured in Iraq are OR Nat. Guard

and he's a little freaked out.

He's been feeling guilty (and thankful) that he hasn't been deployed yet.

Prayers please (even if you don't usually pray) for those boys.

:cry:

Are you okay? :hug:



edited because I forgot to give ya a hug

than I was earlier when I first heard this. I knew he would take it hard. Thanks for the hug. :hug:



Breaking: second soldier is NG from Texas

Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, Texas, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore. All infantrymen were assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment.

say "no."

are home.

sending a hug, and know that all are in our thoughts and prayers.

There is no way these people signed up for this. They're supposed to be helping flood or tornado victims, or quelling state problems.

Our friend Howard is probably heading over there any day. He has no desire to go, and definitely no love for Bush. But he's a lifer and needs his pension.

or Islamic converts since everything in Iraq is going so well.

The Decider has eliminated all the "uncertainty".

Do you have a link for any info stating they were National Guard? Because I
saw this link in another thread, indicating they were regular Army:
www.theleafchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060619/NEWS01/606190304/1002

Babineau joined the Army in August 1998 and came to Fort Campbell the following December.
Menchaca entered the Army in March 2005 and arrived to Fort Campbell four months later.
Tucker arrived at Fort Campbell in Dec. 2005. He is survived by his parents Wesley and Margret Tucker of Burns, Ore.

Multinational Force Iraq spokesman Army Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said the missing soldiers are listed as "duty status and whereabouts unknown." The category changes to "missing in action" if they are not found after 10 days.

Caldwell said a squad of on-call armed U.S. soldiers, called a quick-reaction force, responded within 15 minutes to the attack site.

imagine that, they got it wrong.

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060619/1051211.asp

The Defense Department identified the missing men as

Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and
Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore.

It said Spc. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass., was killed in the attack.
The three were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/3982216.html

:shrug:

It appears that the soldiers were attached to the 101st and were not Oregon Guard. I hope this gives you *some* measure of comfort. Please take care of yourself, Viva. I have you and your son in my thoughts. :hug:

~snip~

"The Defense Department late Sunday identified the two missing men, the other being Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23 of Houston. It said Spc. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass., was killed in the attack. The three were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) out of Fort Campbell."

http://www.ktvz.com/story.cfm?nav=news&storyID=13618