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IGTNT: The War to End All Wars; "This one just lingers."

This week, a soldier lost in the Great War came home.  After almost a century, the body of First Sergeant George Humphrey, who perished in the St. Mihiel offense of 1918, was found in France and...

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IGTNT: Two Who Must Not Be Forgotten

Two young men, Shane Martin and Michael Stansbery, are among the latest to be gone from us too soon.  Please read on, to allow Sandy on Signal and I to introduce to you these young men.The following...

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IGTNT: None of Them Were Yet 25

Soldiers and Marines.  Rangers and healers and dog handlers and intelligence specialists.  Young people born into military families and those whose enlistment surprised those they knew.  The lists of...

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IGTNT: Three Sons

Three more lost to us.Tonight all three were men, and all three were young.  All of them were someone's sons; some were someone's brother, or someone's fiance.  One was someone's dad.Please join me as...

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IGTNT: Two Tragedies, A World Apart

The two young men we remember tonight died because of the always-dangerous business of military service.  One died in Iraq, suddenly and without warning.  The other died in Texas, after months of...

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IGTNT: Life and Death

Sometimes, we allow ourselves to forget how closely entwined life and death are.  In tonight's entry into this series, please meet four young men--Jason Reeves, Nicholas Aleman, Derek Wyatt, and Colton...

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IGTNT: "A Privilege to Wear this Uniform"

Brigadier General Terence J. Hildner's father described him as a product of the American melting pot: “From the Irish side of the family, he inherited a sense of humor and exuberance about life. And...

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IGTNT: "It Touches Our Homes and Our Community"

 The Department of Defense has announced the loss of Pfc. Cesar Cortez, of Oceanside, CA, and Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, NJ.Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes De Oca was only...

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IGTNT: We have lost a Marine, two Soldiers, and a Sailor

Since 2001, 2003 U.S. troops have died while serving in Afghanistan, and since 2003, 4486 U.S. troops have died while serving in Iraq.The IGTNT (I Got The News Today) series is a reminder that nearly...

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IGTNT: All His Effort

 The Department of Defense has announced the loss of Lance Cpl. Eugene C. Mills III, 21, of Laurel, Md.Eugene C. Mills III grew up in Laurel, Maryland.  Because his father's name is also Gene, his...

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IGTNT: A Healer Lost

I Got The News Today (IGTNT), which is the oldest continuous series on Daily Kos, provides members of this community a venue to pay their respects to those who have died as a result of the wars in Iraq...

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IGTNT: A Good Battle Buddy and a Great Friend

I Got The News Today (IGTNT), which is the oldest continuous series on Daily Kos, provides members of this community a venue to pay their respects to those who have died as a result of the wars in Iraq...

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