Killed in Iraq in August, 24 American Soldiers

Subject: list of dead American soldiers in Iraq from the last 24 days of August 2004

Army Spc. Armando Hernandez, age 22

Army Spc. Anthony J. Dixon, age20

Marine Cpl. Dean P. Pratt, age 22

Army Spc. Justin B. Onwordi, age 28

Marine Sgt. Juan Calderon Jr., age 26

Army Pfc. Harry N. Shondee, Jr., age 19

Marine Capt. Gregory A Ratzlaff, age 36

Army Sgt. Tommy L. Gray, age 34

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph L. Nice, age 19

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Elia P.Fontecchio, age 30

Army Spc. Donald R. McCune, age 20

Marine Sgt. Moses D.Rocha, age 33

Army Pfc. Raymond J. Faulstich Jr., age 24

Marine Sgt. Yadir G. Reynoso, age 27

Marine Lance Cpl. Larry L. Wells, age 22

Army Spc.Joshua I. Bunch, age 23

Marine Cpl. Roberto Abad, age 22

Army Pfc. David L. Potter, age 22

Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan W. Collins, age 19

Army Capt.Andrew R. Houghton, age 25

Marine Lance Cpl. Tavon L. Hubbard, age 24

Marine Staff Sgt. John R. Howard, age 26

Army Capt. Michael Yury Tarlavsky, age 30

Marine Lance Cpl. Kane M. Funke, age 20

Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas B. Morrison, age 23

Army 1st Lt. Neil Anthony Santoriello, age 24

Marine Corps Pfc. Geoffrey Perez, age 24

Marine Corps Pfc. Fernando B. Hannon, age 19

Army Spc. Mark Anthony Zapata, age 27

Army 2nd Lt. James Michael Goins,age 23

Army Sgt. Daniel Michael Shepherd, age 23

Army Pfc. Brandon R. Sapp, age 21

Army Sgt. David M. Heath, age 30

Army Spc. Brandon T. Titus, age 20

Marine Lance Cpl. Caleb J. Powers, age 21

Army Spc. Jacob D. Martir, age 21

Marine Sgt. Harvey E. Parkerson III, age 27

Marine Lance Cpl. Dustin R. Fitzgerald, age 22

Army Pfc. Henry C. Risner, age 26

Pfc. Kevin A. Cuming, age 22

1st Lt. Charles L. Wilkins III, age 38

Pfc. Ryan A. Martin, age 22.

That is the list of dead American soldiers in Iraq from the last 24 days. That is August, so far. Two other American soldiers - Army Sgt. Bobby E. Beasley, age 36, and Army Staff Sgt. Craig W. Cherry, age 39 - were killed in Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device on August 7th. We don't talk about that war anymore, either.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/082404A.shtml

Why?? Who is in charge??