Very Sad day for me......
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Very Sad day for me......
Just got an email from the depart of defense ref: death of a solider.
He's a family friend of my fathers and this just hurts more than anything worse i could imagine:
Theres a spot in heaven for him already but, its so sad how honest, good people end up this way.
R.I.P Michael...
"-----Original Message-----
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 466-05
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
_ _ The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who
was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, La., died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. Bordelon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000"
He's a family friend of my fathers and this just hurts more than anything worse i could imagine:
Theres a spot in heaven for him already but, its so sad how honest, good people end up this way.
R.I.P Michael...
"-----Original Message-----
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 466-05
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 12, 2005
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
_ _ The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who
was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
1st Sgt. Michael J. Bordelon, 37, of Morgan City, La., died May 10 at Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, from injuries sustained April 23 in Mosul, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his Stryker military vehicle. Bordelon was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), Fort Lewis, Wash.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000"
