there was an attack that killed 9 soldiers on a small military partrol base in diyala province. This province is in Baghdad. They haven't released names or units yet so I am flipping out. Matt is on one of those small patrol bases outside of the main FOB in baghdad. I want to puke right now. Logically the chances of it being him are pretty slim BUT I am just so freaking traumatised from when my friends husband died I can't help but be scared. I am not at home either so if it was my husband the army wouldn't know where to find me. :nutts I feel so sick. I haven't heard from him in a while now, he didn't even call on dd's birthday. :tears

I am sick to my stomach as well and hoping and praying for all the families of the soldiers involved in this attack :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray

I just read that the company was from Ft. Bragg and I know we have some Ft. Bragg ladies on the board. My thoughts and prayers are with you all
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My thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope you get a call or email from your husband soon, I'm so sorry.

Please let someone from the command know how to get into contact with you. I was friends with a lady in Hawaii, and she was the CO's wife of a battalion. There was a soldier that was killed, and they couldn't locate the wife anywhere, and she had to find the young girl's landlord to open the house and she searched through all of her personal things in order to figure out where she could possibly be. Then, they had to notify the CACO office closest to where she was, to notify her. It took them about 4-5 days to do all of this. It was quite devastating.

I am sick to my stomach as well and hoping and praying for all the families of the soldiers involved in this attack :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray :goodvibes :pray

I just read that the company was from Ft. Bragg and I know we have some Ft. Bragg ladies on the board. My thoughts and prayers are with you all
:pray :pray :pray :pray :pray :pray :pray:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibesCan you post the names when you find out

my thoughts and :prayers are with you :hugehug

Can you post the names when you find out

This is all I've found so far

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Apr24/0,4670,IraqParatrooperDeaths,00.html

:hugs :hugs :goodvibes :goodvibes i thought about you bunkie i am hoping he is okay! i have everybody in my thoughts who has SOs in baghdad. i hope you hear from him very soon!

I agree with Jo, Bunkie. If you're out of town you definately need to let someone know where you are and how to contact you. I hope he is okay!! :hugs

I also just read it was guys from Ft. Bragg. My cousin is airborne we hope to god it wasn't him. Prayers to the Ft. Bragg families :(

Thanks for the support girls. I am going home tomorrow. Besides the command has their heads so far up their asses they wouldn't be bothered to note I was out of town anyway.

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Wendy, that attack killed Kadesha's cousin. :( I pm'd you.

Title: TASK FORCE LIGHTNING PATROL BASE ATTACKED

Release Date: 4/24/2007

Release Number: 07-01-03C

Description: TIKRIT, Iraq – Nine Task Force Lightning Soldiers died as a result of injuries sustained from an explosion near a patrol base in Diyala Province, Monday.

Twenty Soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded when a suicide vehicle born IED attacked the patrol base. Twelve Soldiers were returned to duty after initial medical care, and eight Soldiers and the Iraqi civilian were evacuated to a Coalition Forces’ medical treatment facility for further care.
Three of those Soldiers were later returned to duty.

The names of the deceased Soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense.

Aww sweetie!! HUGE hugs for you. Just sit and pray, thats all you can do right now. Hang in there!!!

:( I am soo devistated for Kadesha. What a terrible loss :(

who is kadesha ? someone from another site

I don't always catch everyone's first names, is Kadesha one of our girls?

:goodvibes to all of you ladies.. Bunkie I will be thinking of you and hope you hear from him soon! :hugs :hugs :hugs

I don't always catch everyone's first names, is Kadesha one of our girls?

She's from another site.

I'm sorry girl. The reason Matt may have not called is because they are on lock down. Apparently not every family has been notified, so usually, until everyone has been- the soldiers don't have phone access, just so they can't accidently leak it before every family knows.

I hope everything turns out ok :hugs

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Prayers for the families.

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:hugs and :pray for the families.

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Everyone is in my thoughts and prayers.

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Bunkie, have you heard anything from him yet? I have been thinking about you!

He called me last night. He lost a friend on Monday :(