[maineguy110]

We lost 7 soldiers on monday 2 up country and 5 from my brigade 1 from my Battalion in a helo crash. The oldest one was born in 81 the youngest 91. Dedicated fine young people. When we deploy some times parents ask you to take care of their kids and of course you say yes and you mean it and you do it to the best of your ability. But at times that is not good enough. This makes 5 friends I have lost in combat deployments 2 I was there 3 I was not.I lost 2 at the bombing of the embassy in beruit one was 19 the other 21. One in 2005 Iraq he was 44 . One in Iraq 2010 he was 24 and now afgan he was 28. So when you have a drink especially on memorial day drink one for the ones who gave all.