We Remember the Fallen

"God on high, hear my prayer
In my need, You have always been there,
He is young, he's afraid
Let him rest; heaven blessed.
Bring him home, bring him home
Bring him home...

...bring him peace, bring him joy
He is young; he's only a boy
You can take, You can give
Let him be: let him live.
If I die, let me die
Let him live; bring him home.
Bring him home, bring him home."
                --from Les Miserables

(You might want to listen and view this podcast using the song from Les Miserables and moving photos of our service people in Afghanistan. web.me.com/lesaucoin3/Site_2/.../10/16_Bring_Them_Home.html )

Read the following names of those men and women who have given their lives the last few weeks. Remember their families and the people in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges / age 23 / Ludlow, MASS / Died after a roadside bomb detonated while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 12, 2010.

Sgt. Donald J. Lamar II / age 23 / Fredericksburg, VA / Died of wounds sustained in a small arms attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 12, 2010.

Cpl. Jeffrey W. Johnson / age 21 / Tomball, TX / One of two Marines killed in a roadside bomb attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 11, 2010.

Sgt. Kenneth B. May / age 26 / Kilgore, TX / The second Marine killed in that roadside bomb attack while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 11, 2010.

Cpl. Kurt S. Shea / age 21 / Frederick, MD / Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 10, 2010.

Spc. Jeremy L. Brown / age 20 / McMinnville, TN / Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Outpost Zerok, Afghanistan / May 9, 2010.

Capt. Kyle A. Comfort / age 27 / Jacksonville, AL / Died of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using a roadside bomb in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 8, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Davis / age 19 / Perry, Iowa / Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 7, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Richard R. Penny / age 21 / Fayetteville, ARK / Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 6, 2010.

Lance Cpl. Christopher Rangel / age 22 / Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan / May 6, 2010.

Spc. Wade a Slack / age 21 / Waterville, Maine / Died of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using indirect fire in Jaghatu, Afghanistan / May 6, 2010.

1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett / age 27 / Marion, IND / Died while supporting combat operations in Helman province, Afghanistan / May 5, 2010.

(The Huffington Post featured a story and photographs by Alan Chin who has photographed the return of soldiers lost in battle to Dover Air Force Base (Deleware) Many family members are there to receive their loved ones. This is a moving article with pictures--and helps us remember the fallen. /www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-shaw/reading-the-pictures-ieve_b_595046.html?ir=Daily%20Brief )