Mass funerals for soldiers at Ft. Lewis
This is tragic, and why in the world would they consolidate funerals? If it was my family member, I be really pissed that I could not have a private funeral.
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Too many Iraq deaths, so Fort Lewis consolidates memorial services
Associated Press - May 30, 2007 1:35 PM ET
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - So many Fort Lewis soldiers are being killed in Iraq the Army base will no longer hold individual memorial services.
Starting next month Fort Lewis says it will hold one memorial a month for all the dead soldiers.
Nineteen Fort Lewis soldiers have been killed this month -- the most of the war, so far.
The Fort Lewis acting commander, Brigadier General William Troy, told staff last week that the number of soldiers in harm's way will preclude individual services.
About 10,000 Fort Lewis troops, including two Stryker brigades, are now in Iraq, the most since the 2003 invasion.
Some other Army posts have already consolidated services.
A memorial service planned for tomorrow for one soldier will go on as scheduled at Fort Lewis, and the first consolidated service for four soldiers will be held on June fifth.
A total of 127 Fort Lewis soldiers have died in overseas deployments since Nine Eleven.
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Too many Iraq deaths, so Fort Lewis consolidates memorial services
Associated Press - May 30, 2007 1:35 PM ET
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) - So many Fort Lewis soldiers are being killed in Iraq the Army base will no longer hold individual memorial services.
Starting next month Fort Lewis says it will hold one memorial a month for all the dead soldiers.
Nineteen Fort Lewis soldiers have been killed this month -- the most of the war, so far.
The Fort Lewis acting commander, Brigadier General William Troy, told staff last week that the number of soldiers in harm's way will preclude individual services.
About 10,000 Fort Lewis troops, including two Stryker brigades, are now in Iraq, the most since the 2003 invasion.
Some other Army posts have already consolidated services.
A memorial service planned for tomorrow for one soldier will go on as scheduled at Fort Lewis, and the first consolidated service for four soldiers will be held on June fifth.
A total of 127 Fort Lewis soldiers have died in overseas deployments since Nine Eleven.
posted by progressivegrannie at 4:06 PM
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This is not funerals for the Soldiers who have given their lives, it is a memorial service for them. The funerals will always be seperate since the Soldiers are all from different locations. The memorial service is a time when the leadership who is back at base ( not the Fallen Soldier's leaders) speak about each Soldier and his/her accomplishments and heroics while on duty.
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