We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:03:18 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification When this hit my inbox yesterday, my heart skipped a beat. DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. 1st Lt. Andrew J. Bacevich, 27, of Walpole, Mass., died May 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations in Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq.He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. The name was very familiar. Too familiar, I thought, to be a... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html Tue, 15 May 2007 09:41:00 -0600 Peace be with the Bacevich family. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60086 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60086 Thu, 17 May 2007 00:43:19 -0600 I hope you're right, John. Seriously. I don't dislike Sheehan for being a ditz. I hate her for what she's done in her son's name. Should anything happen to my family due to war, I would hope I'd be more like the Maupin's, or Mr. Stokely, and truly honor my loved one's service. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60029 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60029 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:37:35 -0600 I don't think Skip will go the Sheehan route, AFSis. He's not a fan of the war, but he's no moonbat. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60026 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60026 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:32:02 -0600 I mourn his loss, and hope that he doesn't become another Cindy Sheehan. Please, please let him see that his son died with honor and dignity, and that further protesting the war like Sheehan has done does nothing but DIShonor his son. Again, that being said... I am so very sorry for your loss, Professor. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60022 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60022 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:22:43 -0600 my former RCO. probably one of the three smartest people i have ever personally known. i still have an occassional correspondence with him. for his son: RIP. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60021 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_hits_ho.html#comment-60021 Tue, 15 May 2007 10:21:33 -0600