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Our War Heroes
It seems like every news story, television show
or movie concentrates on showing the most
negative stereotypes of our race. Be it violent
criminals or rappers degrading themselves and our
women we are bombarded daily with these images
of non-achieving people who contribute nothing to
our once proud legacy. This is a false image, an
image that threatens all that is precious to our
history in this country. But today I want to
share with you some of the names and faces of
those who have given their lives in the line of
fire. There are over 100 dead African -American
Soldier, Sailors, Airmen and Marines that have
fallen since the war on terror began. This
presentation does not contain all of their faces,
I apologize for this and hope that I will
someday be able to find them all. These people
have largely gone unnoticed in the news media,
but they should be in all of our hearts. I know
theyre in mine and my condolences go out to the
families of these people. May God rest their
souls. So, turn on your speakers, double click
your mouse and take a moment to feel their lives,
sacrifice and their sorrow. Clyde D. Dowell
II For omissions or submissions, reply to
Donqdow2_at_hotmail.com
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Cmd Sgt. Major Jerry Wilson, 45
1st. Sgt. Edward Smith , 38
Pfc. Vorn Mack, 19
Spc. Tyanna Avery-Felder, 22
Spc. Simeon Hunte, 23
Capt. Gussie Jones, 41
Corpsman Michael Johnson Jr. 25
Cpl. Henry Brown, 22
Jonathan Cheatham, 19
Lance Cpl. William White, 24
Cpl. Bernard Gooden , 22
Lance Cpl. Marcus Cherry, 18
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Pfc. Brandon Ramsey, 21
Pfc. Howard Johnson II, 21
Pfc. Tamario Burkett, 21
Pfc. Anthony Roberts, 18
Pfc. Charles Sims, 18
Pfc. Wilfred Bellard, 20
Pvt Leroy Harris-Kelly, 20
Pvt. Algernon Adams, 36
Pvt. David Evans Jr. 18
Pvt. Devon Jones, 19
Sgt. Edmond Randle, 26
Ssgt Kenneth Bradley 39
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Sgt. Keman Mitchell, 24
Sgt. Gladimir Philippe 37
Sgt. Jeffery Walker, 33
Sgt. Keicia Hines 27
Sgt. Michael Acklin, 25
Sgt. Michael Crockett, 27
Sgt. Nicolas Hodson, 22
Sgt. Roderic Solomon, 32
Ssgt. Stevon Booker, 34
Sgt. Taft Williams, 29
Sgt. Wilbert Davis, 40
Spc Darius Jennings, 22
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Spc Jamaal Addison, 22
Spc. Artimus Brassfield, 22
Spc. Cedric Lennon, 32
Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr. 33
Spc. James Lambert III, 22
Spc. James Marshall, 19
Spc. Joseph Suell 24
Spc. Orenthial Smith ,21
Spc. Mark Bibby, 25
Spc. Rian Ferguson, 22
Spc. Larry Polley Jr. 20
Pfc. Leslie Jackson, 18
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Spc.Lunsford Brown II, 27
Pfc Jason Ford, 21
Pfc Marlin Rockhold, 23
Spc. Narson Sullivan 21
Spc. Nathaniel Johnson, 22
Spc. Rian Ferguson, 22
Sgt. George Buggs 31
Sgt. Eugene Williams 24.
Ssgt. Esau Patterson, 25
Ssgt. Kendall Waters-Bey 29
Ssgt Morgan Kennon, 23
SSgt Joe Wilson 30
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TechSgt Bruce Brown, 32
Ssgt. Nathan Bailey, 46
Ssgt Hesley Box Jr. 24
Pfc. Charles Bush Jr. 43
Spc. Ahmed Cason, 24
Pfc. Jonathan Cheatham, 19
Pfc. Norman Darling, 29
SSgt. Craig Davis, 37
Spc. Jason C. Ford, 21
Spc. Raphael Davis, 24
Pfc. David Evans Jr. 18
Capt. Arthur L. Felder, 36
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Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell W. Gilmore, 45
Pfc. Damian Heidelberg, 20
SSgt. Barry Sanford Sr., 46
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22
Sgt. 1st Class John Marshall, 50
Pfc. Bruce Miller Jr. 23
SSgt. Terry Hemingway, 39
A1C Antoine J. Holt, 20
Lance Cpl. Anthony Roberts, 18
Sgt. 1st Class Marvin L. Miller, 38
Sgt. Keelan Moss, 23
Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps, 44
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Sgt. Leonard Simmons, 33
Pfc. Brandon Sloan, 19
Pfc. William Strange, 19
Sgt. AnthonyThompson, 26
Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell, 33
Command Sgt. Maj. Edward C. Barnhill, 50
MSgt. Timothy Toney, 37
Spc. Larry K. Brown, 22
Spc. Ervin Caradine Jr. 33.
Lance Cpl. Brian Anderson, 26
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Never Forget
Black servicemen and women have served this
country proudly since the Revolutionary war. We
have served when we were still slaves, we have
served when we didnt have the right to vote and
we serve unquestionably now in a war whose result
may or may not benefit us. Let us never forget
these faces, these proud descendants of African
slaves who gave their lives so that we may
prosper in ours. There are currently over 800
servicemen and women who have lost their lives in
the war on terror .
You never need an argument against the use of
violence, you need an argument for it. Noam
Chomsky