Please add these Marines and their families to your prayer lists if you are so moved. These particular Marines have had it worse than most units by far.
Shorter Half sent me the following:
The young Marines in 3/5 Marines ("Darkhorse") have been taking a beating -- the psychological impact of losing so many, so fast (they only arrived in-country this October) is enormously high. The toll on their families may be even worse -- even the families of unwounded Marines have to be experiencing feelings of inevitability, that it's only a matter of time before they get the knock on the door.
I verified this with Snopes, first. The total number is actually higher than when the original request hit the Internet -- at least 19 KIA and over 50 WIA from October to now. (KIA figures are as of 6 Dec, the WIA figures are as of the end of November.) That's a lot for one battalion in two months.
The originial e-mail:
We are asking everyone to say a prayer for "Darkhorse" 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan & they have lost 9 marines in 4 days. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE the message spread if more could pass it on.
Semper Fi, God Bless America and God Bless the United States Marine Corps...
Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever
Claire FitzGerald, Chaplain
Marine Corps League, Dept. of Washington
I wondered.
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The other day though, they brought out something that had escaped my attention.
http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/2010/12/05/
Under Bush we had the daily and weekly loss counts, pitched as criticisms of the US military, military leadership, and the Bush administration. We haven't had that with Obama. I can certainly believe that the Democrats feeding the hate-mill have been quiet over the (appalling) ineptitude and waste of resources and lives lately.
Blessed be to you, and to all those assigned to Dark Horse, and those that love and respect them. Blessings, indeed.
Prayers will be forwarded...
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