We have lost 8 Army Soldiers today in Afghanistan. We don't have their names or ages yet, as they have to let the families know, but I don't wait to pray for their families because it doesn't really matter if I know their names or not. May the Lord be with those soldiers families during this most difficult time. This is very hard for me to hear, not only because of my son, but for all the families who have a loved one over there. I just found the following and looks like they have 1 name so far...
My son, Thomas, will be heading to Afghanistan sometime in 2010. I will really need the prayers then, it was so hard when he was in Iraq, but in Afghanistan he will be doing more dangerous work. He will be more in the front line :(
Roadside bomb kills Fort Lewis soldier in Afghanistan
by By KING5.com
Posted on September 28, 2009 at 2:32 PM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Fort Lewis Stryker Brigade soldier has been killed in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon says 27-year-old Spc. Kevin J. Graham of Benton, Kentucky, was killed when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.
The Defense Department said in a statement on Monday that Graham died Saturday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in the attack.
Graham was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Fort Lewis.
According to unit records, Graham entered active duty in July of 2007. In December of 2007, he reported to Fort Lewis.
Sixteen Stryker Brigade soldiers have been killed since deployment to southeastern Afghanistan in July.
