Outspoken Patriots Die on Battlefield

It’s the stuff of war movies, which always seem to show the heroes dying. Tragedy continues.

The Op-Ed by seven active duty U.S. soldiers in Iraq questioning the war drew international attention just three weeks ago. Now two of the seven are dead. Sgt. Omar Mora and Sgt. Yance T. Gray died Monday in a vehicle accident in western Baghdad, two of seven U.S. troops killed in the incident which was reported just as Gen. David Petraeus was about to report to Congress on progress in the “surge.” The names have just been released. Gen. Petraeus was questioned about the message of the op-ed in testimony before a Senate committee yesterday. The controversial Times column on Aug. 19 was called “The War As We Saw It,” and expressed skepticism about American gains in Iraq. “To believe that Americans, with an occupying force that long ago outlived its reluctant welcome, can win over a recalcitrant local population and win this counterinsurgency is far-fetched,” the group wrote. It closed: “We need not talk about our morale. As committed soldiers, we will see this mission through.” … .. Two of Seven Soldiers Who Wrote ‘NYT’ Op-Ed Die in Iraq

 

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