IGTNT (1/28/2007 Edition)

I Got the News Today (1/28/2007 Edition). Yesterday, the Department of Defense announced the names of one soldier killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  According to the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count the number of names released by the DoD is now 3,067 and there are 11 more names of the deceased awaiting notification of the next of kin before being publicly released.

More after the flip.

DoD News Release

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie, 21, of Candor, N.Y., died of injuries suffered in Baqubah on Jan. 26 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Bradley Fighting Vehicle during combat operations.

Fairlie was assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

His favorite color was purple. His favorite animal was the hippo. He last checked into his myspace page on Jan. 22, 2007.

All of the U.S. fatalities can be seen here.  They all had loved ones, families and friends. The DoD news releases are here.

I Got the News Today is a diary series intended to honor, respect and remind. Click here for the previous diary in this series.

He liked whiskey. Next time you have a glass, take a sip and think of Nathan. Please leave a comment in his memory.

Ed. note: This series is maintained by i dunno. Sandy on Signal and I are helping out for a while. I will update this diary today if more names are posted on the DoD's site.

•  Please leave a comment for Nathan

  If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
  Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
  Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
  Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,--
  My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
  To children ardent for some desperate glory,
  The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
  Pro patria mori.

  --from Wilfred Owen, "Dulce Et Decorum Est"

  by monkeybiz on Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 07:45:41 AM PDT

•  As a student of all things ironic,

  I couldn't help but take notice of the name of Nathan's hometown.

  I like whiskey too.  Cheers Nathan!

  by Wayneman on Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 07:48:44 AM PDT

•  ...

  Pfc. Nathan P. Fairlie, 21, of Candor, N.Y.

  Rest In Peace, Nathan.  I'm so sorry.
  

  by Cronesense on Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 07:48:56 AM PDT

•  Eternal Rest

  Grant unto him, O Lord,
  and may perpetual light shine upon him.

  by marykk on Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 07:50:17 AM PDT

•  Too young to die.

  Nathan, I will keep you in my heart and prayers.  

  As Bush' escalation continues, so do  the names of the fallen.  Bush has no plan for peace.  No plan at all.  Just throw more of our young to their untimely deaths.  It is time for Congress to read Art.II Sect. 4 of the U.S. Constitution  and begin the impeachment proceedings.  

  Eleven more names since yesterday, Good Grief.

  by Sandy on Signal on Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 08:10:02 AM PDT