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I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

:(

Sorry, my thoughts are with you.

I wish your brother, and all those affected by violence in any way, all the best.
I hope he makes a full recovery.

Wow, that sucks. Man, I really hope he's not too badly wounded and will be okay again as soon as possible. :(

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

prayers for you brother and thanks for the many lives he did save by disarming IED's.

:(
Well at least he's alive.

I hope he gets through it okay. Must've been hard on the poor guy physically and mentally.

:(

I hope he walks away from this well -- both physically and psychologically. Some people never get over what they experience there...

:( My prayers are with you, your family, and your brother, I hope he wasn't seriously wounded.

My condolences.

BTW, a long time friend, CPT Patriquin, was killed in Anbar on Dec 6.

He actually seemed to know what was going on there, which is probably why he's dead - he was close enough to see it.

http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/CAC/milreview/English/JanFeb07/Patriquin.pdf

Published after his death.

Travis gift of being able speak Arabic made him an invaluable asset to any team.

Travis was hand picked and pulled from the 82nd to supervise a platoon of special operations SOT-A's during OEF-1.

Trav was one of the few Pashtun speakers in the military.

Trav inserted into the SHA-e-KOT valley when his teams were attached to 101st during operation ANACONDA in late FEB of 2002. He sucked up mortar, Arty, RPG, and Machinegun fire alongside the 101st soldiers.

Trav scored 3/3 (the highest rating) on his defense language proficiency test (DLPT) in Arabic, Dari, Urdu, and Pashtun. Travis was starting to learn Farsi so he could "talk to the man when we take Iran down next".

Using his superb language and people skills, Trav started an initiative to encourage the Iraqi people in Anbar to turn against the AQIZ fighters there.

Many people were too stupid to "get" what Trav was trying to do, so he made a Power Point presentation that even a 4th Grader (or 4th ID General) could understand.

Sorry to hear he was injured and lost his buddies- my best wishes and respect to him-I hope he is returned home soon, intact and recovered.

Sorry to hear he was injured and lost his buddies- my best wishes and respect to him-I hope he is returned home soon, intact and recovered.

Same here. My sincere hope he recovers well.

Thats war, it sucks. There's nothing nice about it. At least he is still alive and he didnt get too badly hurt(hopefully)

I don't want to be seen as a troll.

I'm sorry your brother got hurt. And I hope he recovers. I sincerly do.

All I ask is that you remember that he made a choice to sign up. And that war always carries risk.

If the administration was to blame, then by all means, care for your brother then get mad. But if they weren't care for your brother... then leave it be.

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

Obviously, I wish him all the best.

Save your fury - you might need it when they decide he isn't 'hurt badly enough' to claim disability...

I am so sorry to hear this. I will pray for your brothers recovery (mental recovery as well). I'm sorry to hear about his friends too. I worry about my friends in the marines and family in the airforce constantly.

oh my god, that's terrible. I really hope he pulls through and is back to normal very soon. I wish for the very best.

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

You have my sympathies.

Best wishes for his complete recovery.

Here's hoping he comes out alright and makes a speedy recovery, and that there is peace for your family.

I hope your brother makes as full a recovery as possible.

Thank him for fighting these wars for us.

My deepest sympathies go out to you. I know some who are serving in Iraq, or are going to be soon.

Hopefully he will make a good recovery.

I pray for you and your brother. My condolenses.

My older cousin was a Marine in Iraq. He operated the TOW missile on the Humvees. Luckily he was called back. He got married after the war.

War isn't fun. My father experienced it first hand as an innocent 10-year old bystander in the Nicaraguan Sandanista Revolution.

Again, my condolenses.

Fortunate that he did not perish, and it would be equally so if his convalescence is without complication, but I cannot feign sympathy with a US soldier when so many Iraqis have met with fates far worse than his at the hands of the very labour he sought to complete, with nary a thread focused on their personal tragedies here, let alone consideration.

Fortunate that he did not perish, and it would be equally so if his convalescence is without complication, but I cannot feign sympathy with a US soldier when so many Iraqis have met with fates far worse than his at the hands of the very labour he sought to complete, with nary a thread focused on their personal tragedies here, let alone consideration.

I feel sympathy for all of them. The U.S. soldiers simply following their orders and the insurgents following theirs.

shit, that sucks. i hope his legs get better and he can deal with the trauma of loosing his friends. that's got to hurt really badly :(

My thoughts are with you and your brother, I hope he recovers soon and completely!

I hope everything turns out okay in the end with him. If it's bad don't tell him that you feel sorry for him or anything like that becase it will only slow his mental recovery. Just try to be supportive. BTW, do you know how many other people were in his hummv?

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I hope everything turns out okay in the end with him. If it's bad don't tell him that you feel sorry for him or anything like that becase it will only slow his mental recovery. Just try to be supportive. BTW, do you know how many other people were in his hummv?

thanks for the advice. I'm really not very well informed on what exactly happened, and I don't even know for sure if all the others died. I heard that from his mother (he's my half brother, and a lot older than me) and I have a feeling she heard it from him, and he might not know exactly what happened.
the damage to his legs might just be superficial. I hope dearly that it is.

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.
As I have nothing else to raise at the moment, I raise my water bottle to your brother's courage.

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

I'm glad to hear that your brother is alive, and I hope he makes a full recovery.

Personally I would blame the people who physically hurt your brother. But I put aside all our differences to pray for your brother, for choosing to sacrifice, and I hope he recovers soon.

My condolences to you and your family....My prayers for your brother and my wishes for a speedy recovery for him......as long as you give him supprt and encouragement I am sure he will be ok. I have done a tour in Iraq already and seen friends and comrades hurt and killed. So I do wish you the best and tell your brother that he has all the best from his fellow soldiers. If you ever need anything ask who knows maybe we can help.

I just found out. Apparently the Humvee he was in got hit. His legs are all messed up, and I don't know how much, yet, but it looks like he'll get through. The other guys on the Humvee didn't make it.
Just to clear it up, my brother was a soldier in the U.S. army. he was one of the guys who disarms IEDs.

If your religious, even though I'm not, I'd ask you to pray for him. If your not, I'd ask you to wish him well. I don't yet know if he'll be able to walk again. I really hope he will.

I'll be mad at the administration later. Right now, I just need to care about my brother.

Oh, wow.

I hope you have some more information by now.

Prayers and best wishes!