I was out of town yesterday, sorry this is a day late.
Yesterday was the three year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
I offer no commentary other than the names of those from my home state of Virginia that have died.
Cpt James Francis Adamouski (Springfield)
Spc Clarence Adams III (Richmond)
Cpl Bradley Thomas Arms (Charlottesville)
CPO Joel Egan Baldwin (Arlington)
CSM James D. Blankenbecler (Alexandria)
Cpl Jonathan W. Bowling (Patrick)
LCpl Demarkus D. Brown (Martinsville)
LCpl Kyle W. Brown (Newport News)
Sgt Jack Bryant Jr. (Dale City)
LCpl Daniel Scott R. Bubb (Grottoes)
PFC Michael M. Carey (Prince George)
Sgt Kenith Casica (Virginia Beach)
2Lt Leonard M. Cowherd Jr. (Culpeper)
Pvt Jason L. Deibler (Coeburn)
LCpl Tenzin Dengkhim (Falls Church)
Spc Jeremy M. Dimaranan (Virginia Beach)
Sgt Michael E. Dooley (Pulaski)
Maj William Downs (Winchester)
Cpt James C. Edge (Virginia Beach)
SSgt Jason A. Fegler (Virginia Beach)
Spc Felipe J. Garcia Villareal (Burke)
Cpl Orville Gerena (Virginia Beach)
PO2 Michael J. Gray (Richmond)
LCpl Jourdan L. Grez (Harrisonburg)
SSgt John R. Howard (Covington)
LCpl Tavon L. Hubbard (Reston)
1Lt Joshua C. Hurley (Unknown)
PFC Leslie D. Jackson (Richmond)
PFC Dillon M. Jutras (Fairfax Station)
2Lt Jeffrey Joseph Kaylor (Clifton)
Cpt Humayun S. M. Khan (Bristow)
Spc Jared William Kubasak (Rocky Mount)
Sgt Michael Vernon Lalush (Troutville)
Cpl Binh N. Le (Alexandria)
PFC Lee A. Lewis Jr. (Norfolk)
LCpl Karl R. Linn (Chesterfield)
Cpl Brett L. Lundstrom (Stafford)
PFC George Anthony "Tony" Lutz II (Virginia Beach)
Cpt Michael D. Martino (Fairfax)
GySgt Justin R. Martone (Bedford)
Spc Nicholas C. "Nick" Mason (King George)
SSgt Donald Charles May Jr. (Richmond)
2Lt Donald R. McGlothin (Lebanon)
LCpl Brian A. Medina (Woodbridge)
Sgt Sean H. Miles (Midlothian)
Sgt Krisna Nachampassak (Burke)
SSgt Nathaniel J. Nyren (Reston)
SgtMaj Robert D. ODell (Manassas)
LCpl David Edward Owens Jr. (Winchester)
Sgt Jayton D. Patterson (Wakefield/Sedley)
GySgt Javier Obleas-Prado Pena (Falls Church)
SSgt Gregory V. Pennington (Glade Spring)
Cpt Christopher P. Petty (Vienna)
LCpl Steven L. Phillips (Chesapeake)
1Lt Timothy E. Price (Midlothian)
LCpl Jason C. Redifer (Stuarts Draft)
Spc Frank K. Rivers Jr. (Woodbridge)
Sgt David A. Ruhren (North Stafford)
PFC Jason D. Scheuerman (Lynchburg)
LCpl Darrell J. Schumann (Hampton)
SSgt Kristopher L. Shepherd (Lynchburg)
Cpt Mark N. Stubenhofer (Springfield)
WO5 Sharon T. Swartworth (Unknown)
SSgt Ayman A. Taha (Vienna)
Cpt John R. Teal (Mechanicsville)
Sgt Tromaine K. Toy Sr. (Eastville)
PFC Andrew L. Tuazon (Chesapeake)
Maj William Randolph Watkins III (Danville)
Cpl Christopher L. Weaver (Fredericksburg)
1Lt Alexander E. Wetherbee (Fairfax)
LtCol Thomas A. Wren (Lorton)