Death leaves a heartache
no one can heal, love
leaves a memory no one can steal.
U.S. soldiers' bodies mutilated,
U.S. soldiers' bodies mutilated, booby-trapped
Tuesday, June 20, 2006;
Tuesday, June 20, 2006;
Posted: 2:01 p.m. EDT (18:01 GMT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) --
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) --
The bodies of two U.S. soldiers found in Iraq
Monday night were mutilated and
booby-trapped, military sources said Tuesday.
Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and
Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker
went missing after a Friday attack on a traffic
control checkpoint in Yusufiya, 12
miles (20 km) south of Baghdad.
The sources said the two men had suffered
The sources said the two men had suffered
severe trauma.
The bodies also had been desecrated, and a
The bodies also had been desecrated, and a
visual identification was impossible -- part
of the reason DNA testing was being
conducted to verify their identities, the
sources said.
A tip from Iraqi civilians led officials to the
A tip from Iraqi civilians led officials to the
bodies, military sources told CNN.
The discovery was made about 7:30 p.m.
Monday.
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The shock I feel ...
The pain I taste...
My anger boils...
and yet...
I must remember
The braveness of these
Two martrys.
Two men whose
families must be in pain...
and who's world has
fallen around them...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!
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