Week ending Oct. 31, 2009 the US Department of Defense released the names of 27 (9 more than the mainstream media covered) military personnel who died, while serving in the United States armed forces.
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On Oct.26, 2009,18 Americans came home. President Obama was at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware – the first time a president has been present when remains of fallen military arrived home.
The president’s presence was significant. He will soon decide how to continue pursuing the war in Afghanistan. Welcoming home the 18 dead Americans and meeting with family members – when their grief and loss was still raw – will weigh on his decision.
Obama acknowledged as such after the Dover ceremony: “The burden that both our troops and our families bear in any wartime situation is going to bear on how I see these conflicts.”
The president participated in the arrival of one Fort Lewis soldier, Sgt. Dale Griffin, whose family had given permission for media coverage of his return. Because of the welcome change in military policy, which allows families to decide on coverage at Dover, more people around the world are able to witness the price paid by soldiers and their loved ones.
This has been the worst month for U.S. fatalities in Afghanistan since the United States invaded the country in October 2001. As long as U.S. troops are on the ground in such places as Afghanistan and Iraq, the grim ceremony at Dover will be repeated. Listed below are the fallen from the week before.
Fallen Description:
Maj. David L. Audo, 35, of Saint Joseph, IL.,
Pfc. Brian R. Bates, Jr., 20, of Gretna, LA.,
Staff Sgt. Keith R. Bishop, 28, of Medford, N.Y.,
Spc. Robert K. Charlton, 22, of Malden, MO.,
Sgt. Fernando Delarosa, 24, of Alamo, TX..
Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, of Anchorage, AK.
Spc. Joseph L. Gallegos, 39, of Questa, N.M.,
Staff Sgt. Luis M. Gonzalez, 27, of South Ozone Park, N.Y.
Sgt. Dale R. Griffin, 29, of Terre Haute, IN.,
Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, UT.,
Sgt. Josue E. Hernandez Chavez, 23, of Reno, NV.,
Sgt. Issac B. Jackson, 27, of Plattsburg, MO.,
Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, of Westchester, N.Y.,
Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, FL.
CWO Niall Lyons, 40, of Spokane, WA.,
Staff Sgt. Shawn H. McNabb, 24, of Terrell, TX..
S1C David E. Metzger, 32, of San Diego, CA.,
Pfc. Devin J. Michel, 19, of Stockton, IL. ,
Capt. David “Seth” Mitchell, 30, of Loveland, OH.,
CWO Michael P. Montgomery, 36, of Savannah, GA.,
Sgt. Nikolas A. Mueller, 26, of Little Chute, WI.
Spc. Jared D. Stanker, 22, of Evergreen Park, IL.,
Lance Cpl. Cody R. Stanley, 21, of Rosanky, TX.,
Spc. Brandon K. Steffey, 23, of Sault Sainte Marie, MI.,
Capt. Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29, of N. Attleboro, MA.,
Pfc. Christopher I. Walz, 25, of Vancouver, WA.,
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson, 24, of Broussard, LA.,
Sgt. Eduviges G. Wolf, 24, of Hawthorne, CA.,
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