Awww, he was only 19

[cdw]

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense

No. 109-03
(703)697-5131(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2003
(703)428-0711(public/industry)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IDENTIFIES SOLDIER KILLED
The Department of Defense announced today the death of Army Pfc.
Spence A. McNeil on Saturday from injuries sustained when the
vehicle he was traveling in rolled over March 3 near Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
McNeil, 19, from Bennettsville, S.C., was assigned to B Battery,
3-43rd Air Defense Artillery, Fort Bliss, Texas. The accident
is under investigation.

[Robert Harris]

Get ready for a lot more obits for 19 and 20year old kids. That's what happens in a war. The old men sit in Washington, the young ones go out in battle. Always been that way.

Of course one thing has changed in recent years -- we will be sending young women out, too.

[EricaZ98]

awww :( It happens a lot more than it should with those vehicles, both over seas and state side. I was at Bliss in 5-52. His unit was right across the street from me.

Prayers to his family

[mikepd]

Yes, thoughts and prayers to his loved ones and friends. This is going to get worse before it gets any better, I fear. War is not a video game and there is no reset button. May our overwhelming might be used to keep the casualties on all sides to an absolute minimum for life is a precious gift.