European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes saturday april 282007 families friends mourn loss of 9 paratroopers killed in Iraq by Joseph Giordono stars and stripes a it stud a father of two a Good of boy and a former professional Bull rider who became a hardcore paratrooper were among the nine soldiers identified by the Pentagon late thurs Day As the soldiers killed earlier this week near bad Cuba Iraq All nine were killed when insurgents in As Sadah attacked their combat outpost monday with Small arms fire and a pair of truck bombs they were assigned to the 5th Squadron 73rd cavalry regi ment 3rd brigade combat team 82nd airborne division division officials have said the toll was the highest single combat loss suffered by the 82nd since Vietnam identified were first it Kevin j Gaspers a 26yearold from Hastings neb who was remembered by his Sis ter As probably the Best person Ever Gaspers was honoured by his former Catholic High school Dur ing its daily mass he was a foot Ball and wrestling athlete at the school before joining the Roth program at the University of be Brask Lincoln his football coach Carl Tesmer remembers his perseverance dedication and manners you always remember the kids who give you everything Treyve got Tesmer told the associated press americas just lost one of its finest citizens if s a Tough Day with a lot of tears staff sgt Kenneth e locker or was a 28yearold from Wake Field neb the local Abc news affiliate said he is survived by two sons his father and his sister he was always itching to get Back into the fight even when he was injured said sgt 1st class Richard Kelly the 5th Squadron rear detachment noncommissioned officer in charge staff sgt William Clint Moore 27 was from Benson no according to the Raleigh news observer Moore was an army brat who always knew he would follow in his fathers footsteps Hes always wanted to do this Moores sister Leanne Ben son told the paper he wanted to serve god and his country that s All he Ever talked about doing Cora Godwin one of Moores teachers and a family Friend said he was what wed Call a Good of boy raised to be very respect Ful of others he was a very unloving kind of Guy full of life Moores death was shocking to his family if s just pretty much not real his Uncle Ricky Moore told the paper Clint was Tough he was a hard Man you always know whatever Job you do eventually youre Gonna die somehow if s like somebody that Tough aint Gonna die sgt Randell t Marshall was a 22yearold from Fitzgerald a and a former Rodeo Bull rider Marshall also was called who enlisted after the sept 11 2001 terrorist attacks saying he wanted to serve Bis country he was described As a hardcore paratrooper by one of his friends sgt Josh Meismer according to the associated press Marshall is survived by his father Mother and sister we Are trying to help the iraqi army out with helping the communities out Marshall said in a military news Story released late last year so when we leave the iraqi army will be Able to go out and do these kinds of missions on their own sgt Brice a Pearson was a 32yearold from Phoenix according to the Arizona re Public Pearson was remembered As a Man who cared for younger soldiers in his unit a team Leader who served with Pearson sgt William Fleming said Brice didst talk about work much of duty but he Al ways wanted to know How Bis Guys were doing in a statement issued by fort Bragg officials Fleming said Ive lost friends before but Noth ing like this if s very overwhelm ing sgt Michael l Vaughan was a 20yearold from Otis Ore according to the oregonian Vaughan had been Home on leave in March and told family and friends that he was reluctant to go Back to Iraq but even if he had the Choice family members said he never would have stayed at Home he had seen enough his father George Vaughan told the paper he wanted to come Home and go to school but he was proud to be serving and even though he was afraid to go Back he went because of his comrades and to finish off his commit ment Michael Vaughan was 17 when he wanted to enlist and needed his parents permission id do it All Over again George Vaughan said of signing the papers i just wish there was a different out come pc Jerry Ryen King was 19 and from Bowersville a he was the second member of his High school graduating class to be killed in Iraq officials said King was a two sport athlete and member of the schools Young democrats his father Jerry King told the a his son Felt a need to serve Jerry King had five Sisters he had a lot of sense of responsibility protecting his sister he really cared a lot about them the older King said pc Michael j Rodriguez was 20 from Sanford no and wanted to be a paratrooper his Mother said in a written statement Michael was doing what he wanted to she wrote he loved being a cavalry scout he knew the Mission was making a differ ence in Iraq he fought for free Dom to come Home and enjoy that Freedom our thoughts and prayers Are with b troop we Pray for their Safe return pfc Garrett c Knoll 23 was from bad axe Mich and was a Cross country and track Star in school according to the Huron daily Tribune Knoll was hardworking and would Wake up at 4 am for his summer Job he was a Guy who was always full of Energy Lee Kahler knolls High school coach told the paper he was very enthusiastic he was a really neat kid a Friend Josh Roggenbuck said Knoll never seemed to know what he wanted to do with his me but when he went into the army he had a whole new convict email Joseph Giordono at us vote to pull troops divides iraqis by sects the associated press Baghdad iraqis had mixed reactions Friday to the us congressional vote pushing for a withdrawal of american troops from Iraq with Many Sun Nis welcoming the Call and shiites and kurd fearful it would in crease the bloodshed i support the vote because we want the us forces to leave our country As soon As possible said Ziad Zuhair 25 a sunni Arab student in Mosul a pullout of us soldiers would create even bigger prob lems than we have said Ghi ath Ali Sou i 35 a kurdish High school teacher in Mosul iraqi forces Are not ready to Deal with the insurgents and militiamen and this will Lead to even More chaos and killings the Senate on thursday adopted House passed legislation Call ing for us troops to begin Leav ing Iraq by oct 1 but president Bush pledged to veto the measure and neither body passed the Mea sure with enough votes to Over ride a veto a iraqi government spokesman Ali Aldabbagh said oct 1 was too soon for a withdrawal and said the Senate vote sends wrong signals to militants meanwhile the us military said three us marines were killed thursday in fighting in Khaund an iraqi Security forces member mans a Central Baghdad checkpoint Friday Many iraqis expressed dismay that the us Senate adopted legislation calling for us troops to begin leaving Iraq by oct 1 Anbar province used forces also detained nine suspected insurgents in raids aimed at Al Aida in Iraq including five in Mosul who allegedly made car bombs and at tacked us and iraqi forces the military said Friday fridays Public reaction to the congressional vote was mixed along sectarian lines this is a wrong move by the democrats said Muheim Hadi Shi Ite municipal Counselor in Bagh dad the us forces must stay in Iraq until iraqi forces Are really qualified to face terrorists i Hope that Bush will use his veto Sudama Fawzi 35 a sunni Engineer and former baathist party member in Baghdad said he hoped the congressional vote will put More pressure on Bush to hasten the Transfer of military Power from the coalition to iraqi forces in Basra shiite police col Karim sad Khan said he believes a Quick us military withdrawal will encourage the terrorists to wage More attacks and killings Wisam Abdullah 28 a sunni restaurant owner in Basra said All iraqis want the us army to leave our country but even Abdullah seemed worried 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