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Thursday, May 20, 2010

Webster Parish soldier killed in Afghanistan

Spc. Joshua A. Tomlinson, 24, of Dubberly was killed in an attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday. We will publish more details when they become available. Our condolences go out to his family.
Also killed in the attack were:
Col. John M. McHugh, 46, of New Jersey, assigned to the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.;
Lt. Col. Paul R. Bartz, 43, of Waterloo, Wis., assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.;
Lt. Col. Thomas P. Belkofer, 44, of Perrysburg, Ohio, assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.;
Staff Sgt. Richard J. Tieman, 28, of Waynesboro, Pa., assigned to Special Troops Battalion, V Corps, Heidelberg, Germany
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Thank you so much for printing this.

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  2. AndyMay 20, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Sad news.

    May God rest their souls, and receive them in to His Kingdom.

    A prayer goes up from our family for those they left behind. Hits close to home...

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  3. G.R.May 20, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    I would like to express to the family and friends of SPC Thomlinson to how sorry I am for the loss of this hero.

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  4. G.R.May 20, 2010 at 2:46 PM

    p.s.
    I meant to say the families of all the heros who were lost.

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