Home of Jewish War Veterans Online Post 77
Ed. Note: This post has been a long time overdue. Steve was a close friend of mine as are our families. He died while I was deployed and had hoped to run this story on the one year anniversary, but couldn’t make it happen. I thought it better to be a little late and remember him properly than to rush […]
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I just finished watching Taking Chance, an excellent movie about escorting a fallen Marine home to his family. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it. I’ve served as a Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO) in some my units, but thankfully never had to specifically carry out those duties. Throughout my training I was always amazed to what lengths […]
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The Forward recently published an excellent piece that profiles many of the Jewish servicemembers who have been killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have mentioned many of these same people on JIG in the past, but the Forward takes a much more in-depth look into each case and even gets some reactions from the family members of […]
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UPDATE: The list has been sorted alphabetically, broken out by rank, service branch, and basic home of record (if known). UPDATE 2: You can now click on any of the names for links to articles about each of the fallen. I think it’s appropriate to remember our Jewish service members who have given all in the Global War on Terror. […]
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The Patriot Guard will render honors to LCpl Jeremy M. Kane, who died while supporting operations in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve, based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Viewing: 9 A.M. to 10:45 A.M. Congregation M’Kor Shalom 850 East Evesham Road Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08003-4400 http://patriotguard.org/ALLForums/tabid/61/view/topic/forumid/29/postid/1321748/Default.aspx
Read moreThe British forces have lost its first Jewish soldier KIA since the Falklands Campaign. Lieutenant Paul Mervis killed in Afghanistan A Military Operations news article 14 Jun 09 It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Lieutenant Paul Mervis from 2nd Battalion The Rifles (2 RIFLES) was killed as a result of an explosion during […]
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Seattle-area Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan July 6, 2009 (JTA)-A Jewish soldier from the Seattle area was killed in a Taliban attack on a U.S. army base in Afghanistan. Pvt. Aaron Fairbairn, 21, of Aberdeen, Wash., was killed last Saturday when an insurgent drove a truck full of explosives into the base in eastern Afghanistan and detonated it. Fairbairn’s stepfather, […]
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