Another soldier falls

"Once again I write about the recent loss of one of my brothers in Charlie Battery. It is with a deep regret I mention the death of Specialist V (Name withheld in honor of his family) who was posthumously promoted to Sergeant.

V, as we called him because most of us southern boys can't pronounce fancy words, was killed on September 29th, 2007. He was due to go on his two weeks back to the states just six days later. I was in my "Birthday Mode" as it was still my birthday in the states. A few of us in Operations were laughing and joking as things started to settle down for the day when the alert came that something had gone terribly wrong."
This War and Me