DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 470-08 June 02, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 31st in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.

Killed were:
Spc. James M. Finley, 21, of Lebanon, Mo.
Pvt. Andrew J. Shields, 19, of Battleground, Wash.

For more information media may contact the U.S. Army, Europe, public affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-5816 or 8694, or email: ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil.

Taking a Moment to Honor our Fallen Heroes

Taking a Moment to Honor our Fallen Heroes Since that tragic day on 9-11-2001… many of our bravest have given their all while fighting for this great country of ours. Please take a moment to thank them, in your own way, for all they have done and were willing to do for you -- me and this great country of ours. May God bless each and every one of these fallen Heroes, all of those who have been wounded, all of their families, friends, loved ones and their comrades in arms who were at their side.
AubreyJ.........

DoD Identifies Army Casualty

No. 469-08 June 02, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Justin R. Mixon, 22, of Bogalusa, La., died June 1st in Baghdad Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.
For more information media may contact the U.S. Army, Europe, public affairs office at 011-49-6221-57-5816 or 8694, or email: ocpa.pi@eur.army.mil.

DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

No. 467-08 June 02, 2008
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cpl. Christian S. Cotner, 20, of Waterbury, Conn., died May 30th from a non-hostile incident in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. The incident is currently under investigation.
Media with questions about this Marine can contact the Okinawa public affairs office at 011-81-611-745-0790 or OkinawaPAO@usmc.mil

Pakistan: On Ground Updates - Monday, June 02, 2008

Pakistan:
On Ground Updates
Deadly Bomb Attack Outside Danish Embassy in Pakistan Kills, Wounds Many
Monday, June 02, 2008

CNN.com brings us this report today and it goes like this...
A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy in Pakistan Monday killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen, authorities said...
Read the rest at link below...

Suicide bomber targets Danish embassy in Pakistan
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Thaindian.com reports it this way...
Up to eight people, including possibly a foreigner, were killed in a suicide car bombing outside the visa section of the Danish embassy here Monday. The powerful blast, heard in a radius of five kilometres, also damaged windowpanes of the nearby India House, the Indian envoy’s official residence. The attack took place around 1 p.m. when a car packed with about 30 kg of explosives at the parking stand of the mission exploded with a deafening roar, seriously damaging nearby buildings and setting many cars and trees ablaze...
Read the full report at link below...

Eight killed in Islamabad Bombing, India House Hit
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Map courtesy of CENTCOM

Hard Substrate, Possibly Ice, Uncovered Under the Mars Lander

Hard Substrate, Possibly Ice...
Uncovered Under the Mars Lander
From a May 31, 2008 Posting

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The Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander captured this image underneath the Lander on the fifth Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Descent thrusters on the bottom of the Lander are visible at the top of the image.

This view from the north side of the Lander toward the southern leg shows smooth surfaces cleared from overlying soil by the rocket exhaust during landing. One exposed edge of the underlying material was seen in Sol 4 images, but the newer image reveals a greater extent of it. The abundance of excavated smooth and level surfaces adds evidence to a hypothesis that the underlying material is an ice table covered by a thin blanket of soil.

The bright-looking surface material in the center, where the image is partly overexposed may not be inherently brighter than the foreground material in shadow.

The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.
Info from NASA.gov website
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech//University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute

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Gizmodo.com reports it this way...
The landing thrusters aboard the Phoenix Mars Lander apparently did their job and them some. First, they successfully fired and gently deposited the multimillion dollar probe on the surface of the Red Planet. And then, by doing just that, they blew away three to six inches of Martian soil to reveal the shiny, slick face of what could be a large ice patch. Brendan Fraser's frozen caveman body was noticeably absent from this block of ice, but NASA scientists were elated anyway...
NASA Phoenix Lander Finds Water On Mars!

Israel: On Ground Updates - Sunday, June 01, 2008

Israel: On Ground Updates
Hizbullah Returns Remains of IDF Soldiers Killed in Second Lebanon War Following Israel’s Release of Convicted Lebanese Spy
Sunday, June 01, 2008

InfoLive.TV brings us this report and it starts off like this...
Hizbullah on Sunday handed over the remains of IDF soldiers killed in the Second Lebanon War. While there was no official response from Israel, the International Red Cross confirmed delivery and handed it over to IDF representatives on Sunday afternoon at the Rosh Hanikra border crossing...
Hizbullah Hands Over Remains Of IDF Soldiers Killed In Second Lebanon War

YNETNews.com has this take...
Red Cross confirms receiving box which Shiite organization claims contains body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in Second Lebanon War, following release of convicted Lebanese spy Nissim Nasser from Israeli jail. German FM: I hope this step will lead to prisoner exchange...
Hizbullah returns soldiers' remains to Israel

Puerto Rico Primary - June 01, 2008

Puerto Rico Primary
Sunday, June 01, 2008

2:00pm CDT

As of 2:00pm, all of those in the know of the MSM are saying
Hillary Clinton is the projected Winner
of the Puerto Rico Primary...

FOXNEWS.com brings us this report...
Clinton Emerges Victorious in Puerto Rico, But Win Likely Won’t Propel Candidacy

Congratulations Hillary!!!
Even though it is a little too late for ya...

For the record... a total of fifty-five delegates were up for grabs in Puerto Rico today and they will be awarded proportionally between the two Candidates.

AubreyJ.........

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