Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, was killed in action Monday in Kunar province, Afghanistan

Florida soldier killed in Afghanistan
Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, died Monday in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
"10:17 a.m. EDT, June 23, 2011
"A Florida soldier was killed in Afghanistan earlier this week, the Department of Defense announced today.
Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, died Monday in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire.
The Department of Defense said Jetton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. No other details were released or immediately available."
Kenneth Stepp salutes Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton, 21, of Sebring, who was killed Monday in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Let's declare a victory and bring them all home!

CWO Bradley Gaudet from Gladewater, Texas killed in Afghanistan.

"Fallen soldier honored at memorial service
"Published: 6/15 1:23 pm 6:28 pm Liverpool (WSYR-TV) – There are heavy hearts in "Liverpool as a community says goodbye to Fort Drum Soldier Bradley Gaudet. A memorial service for the helicopter pilot will be held tonight at St. Joseph the Worker Church on 1001 Tulip Street in Liverpool.
"Chief Warrant Officer Bradley Gaudet, 31, died last month in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. He is originally from Texas, and his family lives in Liverpool.
Gaudet is survived by his wife, a 10-year-old daughter, and a 2 month old baby. His wife said she remembers Bradley as an energetic man, dedicated husband, and a proud father."
"(WSYR-TV NewsChannel 9) Body of fallen Fort Drum soldier returned to CNY
June 15
"Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – The body of a Fort Drum soldier killed in Afghanistan returned to Central New York on Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer Bradley Gaudet, 31, of Texas, died as a result of injuries sustained in a helicopter crash on June 5 in Khost province.

"His remains were brought to Liverpool, where his family lives.
"I think we're just still in shock and I still haven't gotten to the reality that he's really gone," said CWO Gaudet's wife, Ginny Van Marter Gaudet.
"CWO Gaudet also leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter and the baby girl he helped to deliver during his last trip home in May.
""She's not going to feel this pain, she's not going to see the hurt and sorrow," Ginny said about her daughter. "She's going to see all the good things."
"The family says the support they've received in the ten days following Bradley's death has been overwhelming.
"The first thing they say is, 'Not Brad. He was indestructible.' That was him. He was very athletic, very energetic; he met every challenge with a smile and enthusiasm," said Rhonda Owens, CWO Gaudet's mother.
"He was a smart, courageous, proud father; husband, son, he loved what he did, he took a lot of pride in every single thing he did," Ginny said.
"There was nothing he was more proud of than serving as an Army helicopter pilot.
"I also had a love of flying. When I was six months pregnant with Brad I went up in a helicopter. That was his first chopper ride," Owens said.
"He was born with a pair of wings I think," Ginny Gaudet said.
"Calling hours will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday at St. Joseph the Worker Church on Tulip Street in Liverpool. The memorial service begins at 5 p.m.
"Gaudet will be buried in his hometown of Gladewater, Texas."
Kenneth Stepp salutes CWO Bradley Gaudet from Gladewater, Texas killed in Afghanistan. How many times until Americans realize that too many Americans have died in our two (or three) overseas wars? And for what? What are we fighting for? A hundred years from now, what will the historians say our young men (and young women) died for in Afghanistan and Iraq? I can understand wars to increase a nation's size. I have trouble understanding Britain's Opium Wars to increase Britain's opium trade. I don't know why we have troops in Iraq, and I don't know why we have troops in Afghanistan. During the last campaign, President Obama said "one war to win and one war to end!" Which war were we supposed to win? Which war were we supposed to end? So far we have won neither, and we have ended neither. I suppose President Obama is an improvement over John McCain--but I think we would be still at war in both countries if John McCain were President. Also, President Obama has assured himself of re-election by adopting the war policies of John McCain. What Republican would feel unconfortable with our wartime President Obama? I'll remain a Democrat--but only because the Democratic promises to end one war and win another war are better than John McCain's promises to keep American troops fighting in the Middle East for a hundred years. Peace Now! Let's bring all our heroes home now, with full honors, alive, and in good health. Let's salute the brave soldiers, sailors, and marines who have died enforcing our present war policy in Iraq and Afghanistan, but let's bring our troops home. Recently, I looked at a map of life expectancies, and noticed that Iraq and Afghanistan are different colors than their neighboring countries on that map, because the long years of the American-supported wars have significantly reduced the life expectancies in those two countries. I doubt they appreciate the 100,000 more deaths in their lands. Two wrongs don't make a right. The fact that our action has resulted in the deaths of 100,000 more Middle Easterners in Afghanistan and Iraq does not justify the deaths of the 2,000 or 3,000 American combatants that have died in Iraq and in Afghanistan in the past few years. Sure, 5,000 Americans were killed on 9-11, but we have retaliated and 100,000 Middle Easterners are dead as a result of our combat actions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Let's declare a victory and bring our troops home. Bring them home, now!

Five American Soldiers Killed in Iraq Monday!

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Salem soldier killed in Iraq
The Eagle Tribune Wed Jun 08, 2011, 11:18 AM EDT
SALEM — A Salem soldier has been killed while serving in Iraq.
Pfc. Michael Cook, 27, was one of five soldiers killed Monday when rockets struck a military base. Cook graduated from Salem High School in 2003, and has a wife and two children, who live in Kansas where he was stationed at Fort Riley.
Salem school Superintendent Michael Delahanty called Cook's death a tragic loss, saying he fondly remembered the soldier from when Delahanty was the principal of Salem High School a decade ago.
"There are some kids who stand out and Michael was one of those kids," he said.
Cook has two siblings currently in the Salem school system, he said. Family members could not be reached for comment.

Both Lynch's office and the office of U.S. Sen Jeanne Shaheen, D- N.H., issued statements this morning, extending their condolences to his family."
Kenneth Stepp salutes the five American soldiers killed in Iraq on Monday. Let's bring our heroes (and heroines) home and let them fight the battle against poverty and ignorance and intolerance here. Bring 'em Home!

21-year-old Cpl. Christopher Roger Bell among four American soldiers killed in Afghanistan!

"Alaska-based soldier killed in Afghanistan identified
"The Associated Press
"Published: June 6th, 2011 08:56 PM
"Last Modified: June 6th, 2011 08:57 PM
"RED BAY, Ala. -- A soldier from Alabama was one of four Alaska-based soldiers killed in Afghanistan over the weekend.
"The Florence TimesDaily reported that 21-year-old Cpl. Christopher Roger Bell was on a morning patrol in northeastern Afghanistan when a roadside bomb detonated Saturday. Officials said three other members of his unit died from injuries sustained in the blast. "Bell was a member of the Army's 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, a military police unit stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
"Family members said that he had been in Afghanistan since March.
"Family members said he had been in Afghanistan since March. His wife, Samantha, and their 1-year-old daughter, Lana, lived at the unit's base in Anchorage, said Bell's mother, Barbara Bell.


"Flags were flown at half-staff Sunday at the City Park in Red Bay. A large black bow was draped over the mailbox where Bell's family lives.
"Our town is hurting right now for the loss of this young man and for his family -- he was one of ours," Red Bay Mayor Bobby Forsythe said. "We'll be hurting for a long time, just as the family will be, but we will be here for the family and help them get through this."

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Kenneth Stepp salutes 21-year-old Cpl. Christopher Roger Bell and his three fellow American soldiers all killed in Afghanistan this past Saturday! Let's bring all our soldiers home and end the dying now! Peace. Peace in our time. It time for the light at the end of the tunnel.