warpedskydiver 0 #1 June 18, 2006 U.S. Seeks Soldiers in Iraq Death Triangle Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:20 PM EDT The Associated Press By KIM GAMEL Listen to Audio BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. troops on Saturday searched for two soldiers missing after an attack that killed one of their comrades at a checkpoint in the so-called "Triangle of Death" south of Baghdad. U.S. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell said four raids had been carried out since Friday's attack and that ground forces, helicopters and airplanes were taking part in the search. He said a dive team also was going to search for the men, whose checkpoint was located by a Euphrates River canal near Youssifiyah, 12 miles south of Baghdad. The New York Times reported that Iraqi residents in the area said they saw two soldiers taken prisoner by a group of masked guerrillas. It said the two surviving soldiers were led to two cars and driven away. Fellow soldiers at a nearby checkpoint heard small-arms fire and explosions, and a quick-reaction force reached the scene in 15 minutes, the military said. The force found one soldier dead but no sign of the two others. "We are currently using every means at our disposal on the ground, in the air and in the water to find them," said Caldwell, the spokesman for U.S. forces in Baghdad. The area is known as the Triangle of Death because of the frequent ambushes and attacks against U.S. soldiers and Iraqi troops. The spokesman noted the military was still searching for Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin, who went missing on April 9, 2004. "We continue to search using every means available and will not stop looking until we find the missing soldiers," he said. Maupin was captured when insurgents ambushed his fuel convoy with the 724th Transportation Co. west of Baghdad. A week later, Arab television network Al-Jazeera aired a videotape showing Maupin sitting on the floor surrounded by five masked men holding automatic rifles. That June, Al-Jazeera aired another tape purporting to show a U.S. soldier being shot. But the dark, grainy tape showed only the back of the victim's head and did not show the actual shooting. The Army ruled it was inconclusive whether the soldier was Maupin. A 20-year-old private first class at the time of his capture, Maupin has been promoted twice since then. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #2 June 18, 2006 Sounds ugly. QuoteA 20-year-old private first class at the time of his capture, Maupin has been promoted twice since then. Sounds strange, I'm guessing its so when they declare him KIA his widow will recieve a better pension.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #3 June 18, 2006 QuoteSounds ugly. QuoteA 20-year-old private first class at the time of his capture, Maupin has been promoted twice since then. Sounds strange, I'm guessing its so when they declare him KIA his widow will recieve a better pension. His status is MIA because it also keeps him alive, which keeps his salary available to his family back home.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #4 June 18, 2006 QuoteQuoteSounds ugly. QuoteA 20-year-old private first class at the time of his capture, Maupin has been promoted twice since then. Sounds strange, I'm guessing its so when they declare him KIA his widow will recieve a better pension.His status is MIA because it also keeps him alive, which keeps his salary available to his family back home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #5 June 18, 2006 QuoteQuoteSounds ugly. QuoteA 20-year-old private first class at the time of his capture, Maupin has been promoted twice since then. Sounds strange, I'm guessing its so when they declare him KIA his widow will recieve a better pension. His status is MIA because it also keeps him alive, which keeps his salary available to his family back home. Prayers for all of them, unlikely but I hope they make it home.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
