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| Iraq |
| Army unit mourns 2 allegedly shot by soldier |
| 2008-09-22 |
| SAVANNAH, Ga. --When he wasn't leading his squad on patrol south of Baghdad, Army Staff Sgt. Darris Dawson liked to challenge his men to games of pick-up basketball. Sgt. Wesley Durbin made sure troops followed rules, but also offered a sympathetic ear if they had problems. Members of their Army unit described both men Sunday as well-liked, professional soldiers who quickly proved themselves after being tapped to fill leadership roles in Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment. Dawson and Durbin died Sept. 14 after being shot at a small patrol base in central Iraq. The Army says a U.S. soldier in their unit is suspected of shooting both men. Few other details have been released. "When it initially happened, there were a lot of feelings of confusion," Capt. Eric Tisland, the unit's company commander, said in a telephone interview from Iraq. "The basic question everybody wants answered is why, why did something like this happen. A majority of the soldiers are still definitely upset and disturbed, but have continued on." A Defense Department official in Washington, told The Associated Press last week that the suspected shooter was a sergeant who was in a meeting with Dawson, of Pensacola, Fla., and Durbin, of Dallas, to discuss his leadership performance. Tisland and two other soldiers interviewed on Sunday declined to discuss the shootings because the slayings are still under investigation. But they spoke highly of the two slain soldiers, who were mourned last week at a memorial ceremony in Iraq. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #1 Oh yeah, the AP is definitely on this story. Afterall, it does confrim that our soldiers are unstable, bloodthirsty killers and everyone needs to be reminded of that...as often as possible. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2008-09-22 13:43 |